State v. Burns

OPINION

FAY, Chief Judge.

This appeal follows a verdict by a Superi- or Court jury that found the defendant, Kenneth Ray Bums (Burns), guilty of having committed second-degree sexual assault 1 against his stepdaughter, Ann, 2 in violation of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-37-4, as amended by P.L.1981, ch. 119, § 1.

Second-degree sexual assault is defined in § 11-37-4 as follows:

“A person is guilty of a second degree sexual assault if he or she engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exist:

(A) The victim is thirteen (13) years of age or under.

(B)…