State v. Benitez
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the superior court convicting Defendant of one count of second-degree child molestation following a jury trial, holding that there was no abuse of discretion on the part of the trial justice with respect to the admission of testimony from a physician and from Defendant's brother-in-law.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) the trial justice did not commit reversible error by allowing the testimony of a physician testifying as an expert witness with respect to four statements with which Defendant took issue; and (2) Defendant's contentions with respect to the cross-examination of his brother-in-law were waived.
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