State v. Goodnow

Defendant appeals his convictions of sexual assault in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(a)(1)(B) and lewd and lascivious conduct in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2601. Defendant claims two errors: (1) that the trial court improperly excluded evidence of a prior false accusation of sexual misconduct by the victim, and (2) that the court impermissibly excluded the defense witnesses’ opinions of the complainant’s character for untruthfulness. We affirm the convictions.

In light of the issues raised by defendant, it is not necessary to review the facts that could have been found by the jury. It is…