State v. Wood

Brock, C.J,

The defendant, Michael Wood, appeals from his conviction in the Superior Court {Goode, J.) for aggravated felonious sexual assault, RSA 632-A:2 (Supp. 1988), contending that the trial court erred in giving instructions to the jury which suggested a step-by-step method by which the jury was to determine the defendant’s guilt. We affirm.

The defendant shared a household with a live-in companion, her three children, and his companion’s sister, her husband, and their four children. On March 8, 1987, the defendant was at home babysitting the seven children, including the victim, his…