State v. Cardinal

Defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of sexually assaulting his seventeen-year-old daughter. 13 V.S.A. § 3252(a)(1)(C). Defendant appeals the trial court’s denial of his pretrial motions in limine, a motion for judgment of acquittal, and a motion to strike testimony. We affirm.

The issues before the Court are: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence to support a finding that the victim was placed in imminent fear of bodily harm; (2) whether evidence of defendant’s uncharged bad behavior — prior sexual abuse of the victim, violent and threatening behavior toward the victim and her…