State v. Leroux

¶ 1.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of sexual assault, 13 VS.A. § 3252(a)(1)(A), following a jury trial on March 13, 2007. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court committed plain error when it admitted evidence of: (1) events demonstrating defendant’s physical and emotional abuse of complainant, Nancy, and (2) several hearsay statements. We affirm.

¶ 2. The State’s evidence showed the following. Nancy, an adult, first met defendant in 1999, when Nancy and her mother lived in the same building in Burlington as defendant and his wife. Defendant and his wife would visit with Nancy…