STATE v. FORBES

No. 91-450.

640 A.2d 13 (1993)

STATE of Vermont v. Donald T. FORBES.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied February 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan M. Davis, Windham County State's Atty., and Karen R. Carroll, Deputy State's Atty., Brattleboro, for plaintiff-appellee.

Thomas A. Zonay of Carroll, George & Pratt, Rutland, for defendant-appellant.

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


MORSE, Justice.

A jury convicted defendant of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child and sexual assault. See 13 V.S.A. §§ 2602, 3252(a)(3). The victim was his 11-year-old daughter. He claims the trial court abused its discretion by admitting testimony about uncharged sexual misconduct with his daughter, his history of violent outbursts in her presence and expert opinion about her physical condition, all of which impermissibly boosted her credibility. We...

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