State v. James

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

The defendant, Thomas A. James, was convicted by a Superior Court jury on Feb ruary 15, 1988, on three counts of second-degree child molestation sexual assault of his daughter. The defendant was acquitted of the sexual-contact charges in regard to another daughter. On March 31, 1988, defendant was sentenced to serve ten years at the Adult Correctional Institutions, three years suspended, on each of the three counts, with the sentences to run concurrently. The defendant’s motions for new trial and for bail pending appeal were denied. We reverse.

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