Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 3/13/1998

State v. Brown

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709 A.2d 465
1998 R.I. LEXIS 106
1998 WL 128931

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holding that testimony constitutes impermissible bolstering only when the witness “attempt[s] to vouch for the credibility of another witness”
holding that “a trial justice’s claimed errors that are not specifically objected to at trial * * * are not preserved for consideration by this court on appeal”
holding that failure to make an adequate offer of proof to indicate that additional cross-examination would have developed probative evidence of bias was sufficient grounds for the trial justice to terminate that line of questioning
holding alleged error on appeal waived when the defendant failed to raise a bolstering objection at trial
remand for in camera inspection not proper remedy when defendant failed to raise confrontation right issue with trial justice
sexual assault against a minor case

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Judges: Weisberger, Lederberg, Bourcier, Flanders, Shea, Goldberg

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