State v. Buchanan
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of one count of first-degree child molestation and three counts of second-degree child molestation. On appeal, Defendant argued that the trial justice abused her discretion in refusing to exclude all evidence of uncharged acts of molestation and that the trial justice erred in denying Defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal and Defendant's motion for a new trial. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant’s first argument was not preserved for appeal; and (2) the trial justice did not err in denying Defendant’s motions for judgment of acquittal and a new trial.
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