State v. Letourneau

The defendant, Richard Letourneau, was convicted of one count of felonious sexual assault involving the intentional touching of a person under the age of thirteen for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification. RSA 632-A:3, III; RSA 632-A:l, IV. On appeal, he contends that the Superior Court (Nadeau, J.) erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the defenses of intoxication and accident. We affirm.

The basis of the felonious sexual assault charge was an incident which occurred on the evening of November 9, 1987, while the defendant, Richard Letourneau, was staying at the home of the…