Opinion ID: 2185784
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: the indictment dates

Text: The defendant was charged by indictment with first-degree sexual assault on his stepson occurring sometime between December 14, 1981 and December 14, 1982. On appeal he argues that because the stepson was unsure as to the exact date the offense was committed, and because part of the stepson's testimony could have allowed the jury to find that the offense occurred a month or so outside of the time alleged, defendant was improperly convicted. The defendant's argument is utterly without merit. The trial justice instructed the jury that one element the state must prove is that the time the offense occurred was between the dates of December 14th, 1981 to December 14th, 1982. Hence, by convicting defendant, the jury found that the state had met its burden of proof on this issue. Since there is evidence in the record to support the jury's finding, [2] the conviction was proper. For these reasons, the defendant's appeal is denied and dismissed, the judgment of conviction is affirmed, and the papers are remanded to the Superior Court.