STATE v. ASHLEY

No. 92-180.

623 A.2d 984 (1993)

STATE of Vermont v. James E. ASHLEY.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 12, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jo-Ann L. Gross, Franklin County Deputy State's Atty., St. Albans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert Paolini and Charles Martin of Martin & Paolini, P.C., Barre, for defendant-appellant.

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


DOOLEY, Justice.

Following a jury trial, defendant appeals from a conviction on two counts of sexual assault, 13 V.S.A. § 3252(a)(3), and raises four issues. We consider only the issues related to the admission of "bad acts" evidence and the impeachment of defendant's credibility through the introduction of prior criminal convictions, and find error in the latter issue. We reverse and remand.

The information charged defendant with two counts of sexually...

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