State v. Decosta

After a jury trial in Superior Court (Morrill, J.), the defendant, Dana DeCosta, was convicted of one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault, see RSA 632-A:2 (1996) (amended 1999), one count of felonious sexual assault, see RSA 632-A-.3 (1996) (amended 1997), six charges of giving an alcoholic beverage or liquor to a minor, see RSA 179:5 (1994), and one charge of exhibiting or otherwise making available obscene material, see RSA 650:2 (1996). On appeal, he argues that: (1) the trial court erroneously allowed an expert to testify about child sexual abuse accommodation *407syndrome; (2) the…