STATE v. RIVERA

No. 2008-100-C.A.

987 A.2d 887 (2010)

STATE v. Jose RIVERA.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher R. Bush, Department of Attorney General, for Plaintiff.

Martin D. Harris, Esquire, for Defendant.

Present: SUTTELL, C.J., and GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, ROBINSON, JJ., and WILLIAMS, C.J. (ret.).


OPINION

Chief Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

The defendant, Jose Rivera, appeals from a judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of two counts of first-degree sexual assault, four counts of second-degree sexual assault, and one count of simple assault. On appeal, the defendant presents four grounds for reversal of his conviction. He contends that: (1) the complaining witnesses were not competent to testify at trial; (2) the trial justice erred in denying...

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