State v. Hinchliffe

¶ 1. Defendant appeals his conviction of stalking the complainant, his ex-wife, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1062. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motions for dismissal, acquittal, and a new trial because the trial court (1) improperly admitted evidence of the complainant’s belief about defendant’s prior domestic assault on a third party, and (2) applied an overbroad interpretation of the statute. We affirm.

¶ 2. The record reveals the following. Defendant and the complainant were formerly married and have two children together who were thirteen at the time…