State v. Colon

The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s conviction of one count of first-degree child molestation sexual assault, holding that none of the superior court justice’s challenged evidentiary rulings warranted reversal.Specifically, the Court held (1) Defendant waived his argument that the trial justice erred in allowing testimony concerning other alleged incidents of sexual assault, in violation of R.I. R. Evid. 403 and 404(b); (2) Defendant failed to preserve his objection to the trial justice’s rulings limiting defense counsel’s cross-examination of a witness, and even if the trial justice erred, such error would have been harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; and (3) Defendant waived his argument that the trial justice erred in allowing hearsay testimony into evidence. View "State v. Colon" on Justia Law