Legal Opinion

State v. Dube

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 30, 1991PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

After a jury trial in the Superior Court (Aroostook County, Pierson, J.), defendant Lionel J. Dube was convicted of one count of Class A gross sexual assault, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253 (Supp.1990). On appeal defendant contends that the court committed reversible error in admitting out-of-court statements of the victim, opinion testimony on credibility, and allegedly irrelevant evidence. We affirm his conviction.

The victim, a relative of defendant, testified as follows: On February 25, 1990, the victim, her twin sister, and their older sister spent the night at defendant’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. TrueSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  2. State v. GagnonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  3. State v. McKenneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  4. State v. KingSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1923
  5. State v. LaFranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Dickerson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. ShumanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  3. Ronald Leroy King v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2023
  4. State v. TrippSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  5. State v. ClarkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008

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