State v. Cardoza

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This matter is before the Supreme Court on appeal by the defendant, Craig Cardoza, from a conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court, of four counts of first-degree child molestation. The defendant alleges that his right to a fair trial was violated as a result of other-crimes evidence admitted and that the trial justice erred in denying his motion for a new trial. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the conviction.

On October 11, 1990, defendant was charged by criminal indictment No. Pl/903536A on four counts of first-degree child molestation upon the…