Legal Opinion
State v. Phillipo
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 20, 1993PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
Charles Phillipo appeals from a judgment of conviction of gross sexual assault (Class A), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(B) (Supp.1992), 1 following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brennan, J). Philli-po contends that the court erred by admitting the out-of-court statements of the victim and her brother. Because we agree that the testimony was improperly admitted and that the error was not harmless, we vacate the conviction.
Charles Phillipo was indicted on January 15, 1991, on one count of gross sexual assault. At the time, Phillipo lived next door to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ReidMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- State v. FredetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- State v. CalorSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
- State v. ZinckSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
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