Legal Opinion

State v. True

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 17, 1981PublishedCited by 228 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

After a jury trial in Superior Court, Cumberland County, defendant Robert C. True III was convicted of three counts of rape. 17-A M.R.S.A. § 252(f). 1 On his appeal, defendant raises several hearsay objections and challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm his convictions on Counts II and III and vacate his conviction on Count I.

The three prosecutrices are sisters of defendant. His sister Ruth testified as follows: On June 4, 1978, she accompanied defendant and his wife to the couple’s home in South Portland. Ruth, who was sixteen years old at the time,…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael E. QuintoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  2. State v. WrightSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1929
  3. State v. PomerleauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
  4. State v. TheriaultSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  5. State v. LangleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968

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3Cited by228 opinions

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  5. State v. MardenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996

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