STATE v. DUFFY

No. 91-283.

605 A.2d 533 (1992)

STATE of Vermont v. Sean DUFFY.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Kessler, Supervising Appellate Prosecutor, 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.


ALLEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of sexual assault on a minor, 13 V.S.A. § 3252(a)(3), arguing that the court erred by admitting hearsay statements of the putative victim. We affirm.

On July 31, 1989, the three-and-one-half-year-old victim informed a day-care provider that his stepfather had sexually assaulted him. After asking some further questions to confirm the boy's remarks, the teacher called the Department of Social and...

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