Christopher Grimes v. Bryan D. Phillips

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• concluding that based on the totality of circumstances sexual misconduct involving defendant’s daughter and the daughter of defendant’s girlfriend were sufficiently similar and nonremote
• affirming a trial justice's finding that a time span of eleven to fifteen years was nonremote
• “[T]he manner of abuse was similar with each victim in that both cases involved penetration, successful or otherwise.”
• “[T]estimony ‘was indicative of the defendant’s lecherous conduct toward girls over whom he exercised discipline, control, and supervision.’”
• “When the issue before us concerns a trial justice’s decision to either admit or exclude evidence, we examine that issue under an abuse-of-discretion standard.”
• “[Y]ou may consider the testimony only as it relates to defendant’s motive, his opportunity, his intent, preparation, [or] his plan * * *.”

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