The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Wallace Cable on charges of first-degree child molestation sexual assault, rejecting his appeal that challenged the admission of key evidence during his trial.

Cable was originally charged with three counts of first-degree child molestation sexual assault and one count of second-degree child molestation sexual assault. During the proceedings, two counts were dismissed - one by the state pursuant to Rule 48(a) of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure, and another by the trial justice upon Cable's motion for judgment of acquittal, which the state did not oppose.

A jury ultimately found Cable not guilty on one count of first-degree child molestation sexual assault but guilty on the remaining charge of first-degree child molestation sexual assault. The case involved a 14-year-old victim identified in court records only as Maria.

On appeal to the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Cable argued that the trial justice committed error by permitting the state to introduce multiple out-of-court statements into evidence. These statements concerned what the complaining witness told a treating physician about the alleged incidents.

The Supreme Court rejected Cable's evidentiary challenge, finding that the admission of the victim's statements to the treating physician was proper under established legal precedent. The court's decision upheld the conviction and maintained that the trial court properly exercised its discretion in admitting the contested evidence.

The case demonstrates the ongoing judicial interpretation of evidentiary rules in cases involving child victims and the admissibility of statements made to medical professionals in the course of treatment.