Legal Opinion
State v. Hussey
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 6, 1987PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
The defendant appeals an order of the Superior Court, Penobscot County, denying his motions for a judgment of acquittal and a new trial following his jury conviction for unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255 (Supp.1986) (Class C). See M.R. Crim.P. 29(b) and 33. The defendant assigns several points of error, but contends mainly that the court erred in finding that the three-year-old prosecutrix was competent to testify. Finding no error, we affirm.
The defendant was convicted of unlawful sexual contact with his young daughter, Kristen, while she was spending Christmas…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. PomerleauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- State v. RangerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1958
- State v. RangerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1953
- State v. GreeneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
- State v. CaouetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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3Cited by23 opinions
- United States v. CroftCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- State v. WoodburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989
- State v. MazerolleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- In Re SwanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
- State v. PelletierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
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