New Hampshire v. Towle
Annotate this CaseDefendant Robert Towle was convicted by jury on four counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault for engaging in fellatio and anal penetration with his minor son, and on four counts of criminal liability for the conduct of another for encouraging his wife and another adult to engage in sexual acts with his minor son. The trial court sentenced defendant to serve 57 to 114 years in prison and ordered defendant to have no contact with the victim, the reporting witness, and his other minor son. On appeal, defendant raised two challenges to his convictions and one challenge to his sentence: (1) the trial court erred by permitting the State to use prior statements to refresh the victim's recollection when the victim had not demonstrated an inability to recall the relevant event; and (2) the trial court erred by permitting the State to introduce testimony referring to inadmissible photographic evidence. In addition, defendant argued that the trial court erred by imposing the no-contact order. Finding no reversible error, the Supreme Court affirmed.
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