State v. Jason Wilbur

The defendant, Jason Wilbur, appeals a decision of the Superior Court ( Ruoff , J.) denying his motion for a new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse and remand.

I. Background

We briefly summarize the evidence that was presented to the jury, reserving for later a more detailed discussion of the specific evidence and arguments that form the bases of the issues raised in the defendant's appeal. The defendant is the former stepfather of the alleged victim (child) in the case. The child was born in 1997, and was five or six years old when the events discussed herein…