State v. Rainey

The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the superior court convicting Defendant of two counts of first-degree child molestation and one count of second-degree child molestation. The court held (1) the trial justice did not abuse his discretion by failing to exclude certain testimony as a result of the State’s violation of Rule 16 of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure; (2) the trial judge did not err by admitting the testimony at issue pursuant to Rule 404(b) of the Rhode Island Rules of Evidence; (3) even if the testimony was admissible under Rule 404(b), the trial judge did not err in admitting the testimony under Rule 403 of the Rhode Island Rules of Evidence; (4) the trial judge did not overlook or misconceive material evidence in analyzing Defendant’s motion for new trial; and (5) the trial justice did not err in denying Defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal. View "State v. Rainey" on Justia Law