Legal Opinion

State v. Oscarson

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided January 16, 2004No. 01-055PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

¶ 1. Defendant Elsie Oscarson appeals from her conviction of two counts of aggravated sexual assault against two of her children. She argues that the trial court erred in (1) admitting hearsay testimony of one of the putative child victims even though that child was not “available to testify in court” as required by Vermont’s child hearsay statute, V.R.E. 804a(a)(3); (2) admitting evidence concerning defendant’s alleged abuse of a child who was not a putative victim of the charged crimes; and (3) allowing improper expert witness testimony. We reverse the conviction for the child who was not…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. In re CarterSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
  2. State v. YohSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
  3. Smith v. DesautelsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
  4. State v. HazeltonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
  5. State v. McGuiganSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008

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