State v. Reyes

APPEL, Justice.

In this case, we must decide whether a defendant accused of sexual abuse of his minor niece is entitled to a new trial where the trial court admitted evidence of a prior sexual assault involving the same victim. In addition, the defendant claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel as a result of his attorney’s failure to object to several jury instructions. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm his conviction and preserve in part his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for post-conviction relief.

I. Factual and Procedural Background.

The minor involved…