State v. Jalette

The defendant, Ronald J. Jalette, stands convicted by a Superior Court jury of committing an indecent assault upon his 8-year-old daughter, Lisa. In his appeal from this conviction, the defendant makes three basic contentions, only two of which merit our consideration. They are: (1) that the jurisdiction to hear this case was vested in the Family Court rather than the Superior Court; and (2) that certain testimony was improperly admitted.

Lisa was the first witness to be called by the prosecution. She testified that in September of 1974 she was living in Woonsocket with her father, her sister,…