Prep school grad appeals judge's decision denying new trial
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE- In this Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, Owen Labrie listens to testimony during the last day of an evidentiary hearing on whether he will be granted a retrial at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H. Labrie, a New Hampshire prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a classmate, was denied a new trial Wednesday, April 19, by a judge who called some of his claims of ineffective counsel absurd and almost frivolous. (Elizabeth Frantz/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool, File) (The Associated Press)
A New Hampshire prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a classmate has appealed a judge's ruling denying him a new trial to the state supreme court.
Owen Labrie of Tunbridge, Vermont, was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate the previous year as part of a game of sexual conquest at St. Paul's School in Concord. He was convicted of misdemeanor sexual assault and child endangerment, as well as using a computer to lure the girl for sex, a felony requiring him to register as a sex offender.
The 21-year-old Labrie is appealing his conviction. A judge last month denied his request for a new trial, calling some of his claims of ineffective counsel absurd.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Labrie's lawyer appealed that decision last week, saying issues raised on appeal are of "broad public interest and present novel questions of law" that haven't been addressed in court.