State v. Ashley

RUDMAN, Justice.

David Ashley appeals from the judgments entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, /.) on jury verdicts convicting him of two counts of unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255(1)(C) (Supp.1994). 1 Ashley contends that prosecutorial misconduct and erroneous jury instructions prejudiced his right to a fair trial. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.

The evidence at trial established that Ashley had sexually assaulted two ten-year-old girls. At the time of the assaults, Ashley was the boyfriend of the mother of one of the victims. Both victims testified that…