Legal Opinion

State v. Silva

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 23, 2012PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.

[¶ 1] Joseph L. Silva appeals from a judgment of conviction for gross sexual assault (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 25S(1)(A) (2011), and two counts of aggravated assault (Class B), 17-A M.R.S. § 208(1)(A), (C) (2011), entered in the trial court (Bro-driek, J.) on a jury verdict. Silva challenges the court’s failure to sanction the State for what he asserts was a discovery violation and the court’s exclusion of his computer expert from testifying at trial. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] Silva assaulted the victim, whom he had met through a dating website, on November 22, 2009. She…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. State v. AllenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
  3. State v. GouldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  4. State v. KellySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  5. State v. GrahamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010

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