State v. Poirier

Memorandum Opinion

Horton, J.

The defendant, Michael Poirier, was convicted, after a jury trial, of one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault. On appeal he argues that the Superior Court (DiClerico, J.) erred by allowing the State to present evidence that he had sexually assaulted the victim on an earlier occasion. We affirm.

The defendant and the victim met while the victim was in high school. Their relationship lasted approximately three years. They shared an apartment from 1988 until late 1989. In late 1989, the defendant, while drunk and angry, raped the victim. The victim did not…