State v. Berry

In this appeal from his conviction for felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3 (Supp. 1975) (statutory rape) defendant raises several issues including the failure of the trial judge to charge that delay in making a complaint by the victim was a factor to consider on her credibility, the sufficiency of the evidence and that RSA 632-A:3 (Supp. 1975) should be construed so as not to relate to sexually mature females under the age of sixteen years. Defendant was found guilty by a jury on March 17, 1976, of felonious sexual assault on a fourteen-year-old girl. His exceptions were transferred by…