State v. John Cavanaugh

Justice Goldberg, for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court on February 23, 2017, on a writ of certiorari by the defendant, John Cavanaugh (defendant), from judgments of conviction entered in the Superior Court, following a jury trial. The defendant was convicted of one count of first-degree sexual assault and four counts of second-degree child molestation sexual assault.

Before this Court, defendant argues that the Superior Court justice committed reversible error in: (1) failing to strike testimony about defendant's interaction with *272 certain family members after the sexual…