State v. Smith
Annotate this CaseDefendant Christopher Smith was found guilty of first-degree child molestation sexual assault and second-degree child molestation sexual assault arising from a series of assaults upon a thirteen-year-old girl. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial justice did not abuse his discretion by (1) denying Defendant's motion for a new trial, as there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict; and (2) permitting the State, over Defendant's objection, to cross-examine Defendant about weapons training he received while in the military, as the trial justice properly weighed the probative value of the evidence against any potential prejudicial effect in overruling Defendant's objection.
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