State v. Mitchell

The defendant, Scott Mitchell, was convicted in Superior Court (Groff, J.) of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2 (1996) (amended 1997, 1998, 1999). On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence that the victim had previously been sexually assaulted and that judicial proceedings had followed as a result. We affirm.

The record establishes the following facts. When the victim was five years old, she was sexually assaulted by her biological father. She reported the abuse and her father was arrested, eventually pleading guilty to charges arising…