State v. Percy

Defendant appeals from jury convictions for sexual assault, kidnapping, carrying a dangerous weapon while committing a felony, and assault and robbery. His defense was insanity, and he challenges the convictions on a multitude of grounds: (1) admission in evidence of prior criminal behavior violated V.R.E. 403, (2) evidence of criminal acts committed in Connecticut was improperly admitted and relied on in sentencing, (3) the jury charge failed to state that kidnapping includes an element of felonious intent, (4) the instruction on reasonable doubt was incomplete, (5) he was denied a speedy…