SCOV Law

  By:   Elizabeth Kruska   Longtime readers know I not-so-secretly think the  Sixth Amendment is the best amendment.  You may also recall I have a  particular fondness  for the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. So when I saw  State v. Anna Sylvester  (2025 VT 69) I happily told Delaney I’d write about this one. I also said I’d do it before Christmas, but it’s now that weird week between Christmas and New Year’s where time has lost all meaning and a handful of leftover turkey is what passes as “breakfast.” Point being, I got to it when I got to it.   Here's the scoop. Ms. Sylvester was charged with lewd or lascivious conduct with a child. Ms. Sylvester dated Boyfriend. The alleged victim, A.G., is Boyfriend’s daughter, who was six at the time of the allegations. A.G. told her mother (presumably Boyfriend’s ex) that Ms. Sylvester touched her inappropriately during a time that she slept over at their home. The specifics of the de...