STATE v. DENNY

No. 91-219.

617 A.2d 425 (1992)

STATE of Vermont v. Robert A. DENNY.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied October 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., and Susan R. Harritt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

E.M. Allen, Defender General, and Henry Hinton, Appellate Atty., Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

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


GIBSON, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. He argues that (1) the trial court erred in admitting testimony by relatives of the victim and by an expert in child sexual abuse, and (2) the State's closing argument was unfairly prejudicial. We affirm.

Defendant lived in an apartment downstairs from the victim and her mother. The victim, who was six years old, frequently visited defendant. During a visit in May 1990, defendant...

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