The defendant was indicted for the June 15, 1986 sodomy and sexual abuse of a nine-year-old boy, Louis, and for the attempted sexual abuse of Louis' 11-year-old brother, Manuel. The jury returned a verdict convicting Mercado of two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree against Louis. Upon a defense motion, the court set aside, as against the weight of the evidence, the verdict of attempted sexual abuse in the first degree against Manuel.
The defendant first contends...
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