STATE v. CREPEAULT

No. 96-523.

704 A.2d 778 (1997)

STATE of Vermont, v. Helen CREPEAULT.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

October 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan R. Paul, Essex County State's Attorney, St. Johnsbury, for plaintiff-appellee

Charles S. Martin of Martin & Associates, Barre, for defendant-appellant

Before DOOLEY, MORSE, JOHNSON and SKOGLUND, JJ., and GIBSON, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


MORSE, Justice.

Defendant Helen Crepeault appeals her conviction by jury of sexually assaulting one of her sons when he was under the age of ten. 13 V.S.A. § 3253(a)(8). She contends her conviction should be reversed for two reasons: (1) her motion for judgment of acquittal was mistakenly denied, and (2) the prosecution failed to disclose a conflict of interest. We reverse.

This case began when defendant's son, J.C., revealed that defendant had sexually...

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