State v. Hammond

¶ 1. Defendant Jeffory Hammond appeals his convictions for sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct. Defendant argues that: (1) he was entitled to a judgment of acquittal based on the complainant’s contradictory and otherwise incredible testimony; (2) alternatively, he is entitled to a new trial for the same reasons; (3) the court’s jury instructions were erroneous; (4) the court erred under Vermont’s Rape Shield statute, 13 V.S.A. § 3255, by allowing the State to present testimony from the complainant about her lack of sexual experience; and (5) the court erred by allowing nonexpert…