State v. Williams

A jury convicted the defendant, Edward Williams, of one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2, XI (1986) (current version at RSA 632-A:2, I(Z) (Supp. 1992)). An amended indictment charged that the defendant, between January 1,1988, and December 31,1989, engaged in sexual penetration with a male victim under the age of thirteen. In this appeal, the defendant argues that the Superior Court {Smith, J.) abused its discretion by failing to instruct the jury that the State must prove the offense occurred within the two-year time frame alleged in the indictment. Because the…