State v. Haslam

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Chief Justice.

This case comes before us on the appeal of the defendant, Edward Haslam, Jr., from a judgment of conviction entered in the Superi- or Court on four counts of first-degree child molestation in violation of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-37-8.1, as amended by P.L.1988, ch. 219, § 1, and on two counts of second-degree child molestation in violation of § 11-37-8.3, as amended by P.L.1988, ch. 219, § 1. We vacate the judgment of conviction and remand for a new trial. The facts insofar as pertinent to this appeal are as follows.

The complaining witness, whom we…