Vaden v. State

PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND FACTS

¶ 1. Richard Vaden was indicted on three counts of fondling. The three victims were three of his daughters. We note that the daughters are now adults and were unaware of the abuse upon each other until some time in 2005 at which point they came forward to the authorities. On March 23, 2006, a jury in the Noxubee County Circuit Court found Vaden guilty of two counts of fondling. Vaden was sentenced to ten years for each count with both to be served concurrently in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Vaden filed a motion for a new trial or a…