State v. Crocker

DELAHANTY, Justice.

Convicted of unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255, at a jury-waived trial before the Sagadahoc County Superior Court, the defendant, Frederick Crocker, seeks review on the single ground that his alleged voluntary intoxication precluded his formation of the requisite intent necessary for the commission of the crime.

We deny the appeal.

When the crime of unlawful sexual contact was committed, the controlling intoxication statute, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 58-A, 1 provided in pertinent part:

Intoxication is no defense, affirmative or otherwise, except as follows:

1. In a prosecution…