STATE v. CALLOWAY

No. 90-220.

596 A.2d 368 (1991)

STATE of Vermont v. Donald O. CALLOWAY, Jr.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

July 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Woodruff, Orleans County State's Atty., Newport, and Pamela Hall Johnson, Dept. of State's Attys., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

Charles S. Martin of Martin & Paolini, Barre, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.


DOOLEY, Justice.

Defendant appeals from two convictions of lewd and lascivious conduct, 13 V.S.A. § 2602, on grounds that the court improperly excused five prospective jury panel members and that an expert witness improperly testified that in his opinion child sexual abuse victims generally tell the truth. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with one count of sexual assault on his juvenile nephew and two counts...

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