State v. Maben

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ARNOLD M. STEIN, J.A.D.

Defendant was found guilty of first degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(l); second degree sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2b; and third degree endangering the welfare of a child, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a. The trial judge sentenced him to a twelve-year prison term for the aggravated assault and concurrent terms of six and four years for the other offenses.

The trial was brief. Three witnesses testified, a child, a social worker and a state trooper. The child and the adult testified as to hearsay statements reported to them by…