State v. Jones

WATHEN, Justice.

Defendant Steven Jones appeals from his jury convictions in Superior Court (Cumberland County, McKinley, J.) for aggravated assault, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 208 (1983), and assault on a minor, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 207 (Supp.1989). On appeal, defendant contends that the court erred in excluding alternative suspect evidence, and in restricting his closing argument. He also argues that the prosecutor violated an order sequestering witnesses and violated his 6th amendment right of confrontation by an improper comment made during final argument. Finally, he challenges the sufficiency of the…