State v. LaBounty

Defendant Aime LaBounty appeals his conviction of aggravated sexual assault against two preschool girls in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3253(a)(8). He contends the trial court erred by (1) denying his motion for severance; (2) admitting the victims’ hearsay statements under V.R.E. 804a; (3) permitting the introduction of taped-recorded interviews of the victims; (4) not granting a mistrial based upon the prosecutor’s improper questioning of a witness; (5) excluding an expert witness’s testimony concerning sexual offenders; (6) denying a motion for acquittal based upon insufficient evidence; and…