State v. Arris

Memorandum Opinion

JOHNSON, J.

The defendant, George Arris, appeals his conviction of sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:4 (1986). He argues that the Superior Court (Murphy, J.) should have instructed the jury that sexual penetration is an element of the offense as charged. We affirm.

The State filed an information against Arris, charging that he

did[ ] purposely cause sexual contact to [the victim] by biting her right breast several times under circumstances named in RSA 632-A:2, to wit: before she had an adequate chance to flee or resist through concealment or by the element of surprise as [the…