State v. Tierney

The defendant, Robert A. Tierney, Jr., appeals his multiple convictions for both aggravated felonious sexual assault, see RSA 632-A:2, X and XI (1986) (amended 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995), and felonious sexual assault, see RSA 632-A:3, III (1996), after a jury trial in the Superior Court (T. Nadeau, J.). On appeal, he argues that the Superior Court (O’Neill, J.) erred in denying his motion to sever the charges against him, which involved two young victims. He further contends that the Trial Court (T. Nadeau, J.) erred in precluding witness testimony about his character and in permitting a lay…