State v. Thibedau

A jury convicted the defendant, Alfred Thibedau, of committing two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, see RSA 632-A:2, I(j)(2) (1996), against his niece. The defendant challenges the Superior Court’s (Mohl, J.) ruling that the defendant “opened the door” to the admission of evidence of a prior sexual assault against the victim. We affirm.

The defendant’s trial lasted two days. During cross-examination of the victim, defense counsel asked where a face cloth had come from when she had not testified about a face cloth during direct examination. The State objected. The trial court…