Chaupette v. State

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Troy Chaupette was convicted of fondling his four-year-old great-niece. He appeals his conviction, alleging the trial court erred by: 1) allowing two fact witnesses to provide expert testimony; 2) permitting an improper comment on the victim’s truthfulness; and 3) admitting cumulative, hearsay testimony from six witnesses under the tender-years exception. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the judgment of the Pearl River Circuit Court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Following Hurricane Katrina, Troy Chaupette and his mother lived with his niece, Ann, and…