State v. Emanuel Baptista

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

The defendant, Emanuel Baptista (defendant or Baptista), is before the Supreme Court on appeal from a judgment of conviction on two counts of first-degree child molestation 1 and two counts of first-degree child abuse on a child under t'he age of five. 2 The defendant argues that the trial justice erred in denying his motion for a new trial and that the verdict failed to do substantial justice between the parties.- For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

Facts and Travel

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