State v. Koveos

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered in the Chittenden District Court on a jury verdict finding him guilty of lewd or lascivious conduct with a child in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2602. He seeks a new trial because: (1) one of the jurors who heard the case was not qualified for service; (2) the court admitted videotaped testimony of a particular witness; (3) the court warned defendant that presentation of certain testimony would open the door to character evidence under V.R.E. 404(b); and (4) the trial judge had contact with jurors during their deliberations without defendant or his…