State v. Guyette

The defendant, Theresa Guyette, was convicted after a jury trial in the Superior Court (.Fitzgerald, J.) of first degree assault, RSA 631:1 (1986 & Supp. 1994). On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of prior injuries to the victim and expert medical testimony that the victim suffered from battered child syndrome. We reverse and remand.

On June 26, 1991, the defendant brought her two-year-old son Robbie to the emergency room at Frisbie Memorial Hospital. Robbie had sustained second degree burns on his feet, ankles, legs, buttocks, genitals, and left…