State v. Burnham
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of two counts of second-degree child molestation. Defendant filed a motion for a new trial founded on a claim that he was deprived of pretrial access to certain relevant hospital records and police reports. The trial justice denied the motion after finding that none of the hospital records needed to have been disclosed to trial counsel and that the police reports were not discoverable. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the superior court, holding that the trial justice did not err in (1) denying Defendant's motion for a new trial; and (2) limiting Defendant's cross-examination of the complaining witness about her refusal to undergo a physical examination.
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