State v. Clay
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of kidnapping of a minor and reckless driving. Defendant appealed, arguing that the trial justice erred in admitting testimony about the alleged sexual assault of the kidnapping victim and in denying Defendant's motion for a new trial. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) because the trial justice considered the potential effects of unfair prejudice and confusion of the issues and acted accordingly by issuing limiting instructions to the jury during the trial, the justice did not abuse her discretion in admitting the evidence of the sexual assault; and (2) the trial justice did not overlook or misconceive material evidence and was not otherwise clearly wrong in denying Defendant's motion for a new trial.
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