State v. Lipka

Defendant Bernard Lipka appeals from a judgment of conviction, based on a jury verdict, of two counts of sexual assault of a minor in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(a)(3), and one count of lewd and *379lascivious conduct with a child in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2602. Defendant contends the trial court committed reversible error by: (1) granting a special seating arrangement for a child witness in violation of defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to confrontation; (2) admitting evidence of prior sexual misconduct; and (3) refusing to admit the videotape of defendant’s police interview. We agree with…