State v. Vachon

The defendant, Valmore Vachon, appeals his conviction of aggravated felonious sexual assault, RSA 632-A:2 (1986) (current version at RSA 632-A:2 (Supp. 1994)), after a jury trial in Superior Court {Mohl, J.). The sole issue is whether the trial court erred by allowing a witness to testify about the defendant’s reputation in the community for truthfulness. We reverse and remand.

The charges against the defendant stemmed from an incident in June 1991 in Milton. The defendant and the alleged victim, April D., had been dating for several years, sporadically and turbulently. On June 8, 1991, they…