State v. Jonathan J. Marden

The State appeals an order of the Superior Court ( Mangones , J.) setting aside the jury's guilty verdict against the defendant, Jonathan J. Marden, on one charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2, I(m) (2016). The trial court concluded that the defendant's trial counsel, who is not his appellate counsel, rendered ineffective assistance of counsel when he failed to object to the testimony of the State's expert witness, Dr. Gwendolyn Gladstone, a physician specializing in the care of abused or neglected children. The trial court found that, even though Gladstone did not…