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STATE v. WEEKS

No. 91-284.

628 A.2d 1262 (1993)

STATE of Vermont v. Richard WEEKS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

June 18, 1993.

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 Gen., and Anna Saxman and Henry Hinton, Appellate Attys., Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

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

MORSE, Justice.

The principal issue in this appeal from a conviction for sexual assault is whether allowing an expert witness to comment on the child victim's credibility and to identify the perpetrator was plain error. We hold that it was and reverse and remand for a new trial.

I.

After a bitter divorce, defendant and his ex-wife continued to struggle over his visitation with their daughter and only child...

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