Legal Opinion

State v. Harper

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 19, 1996PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANA, Justice.

Melvin E. Harper appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Smith, J.) on a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of gross sexual assault, 17-A M.R.SA § 253 1 (Supp.1995). Harper contends that it was obvious error for the court to allow a licensed social worker to testify regarding the truthfulness of the victim, the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction, and a delay of thirty months in furnishing the trial transcripts was a denial of his right to due process. We affirm the judgment.

A licensed clinical social worker…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. State v. BarrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  3. Rheuark v. ShawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. United States v. Luciano MosqueraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. William Alton JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. BerrymanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2006
  2. Ames v. AmesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  3. State v. McCurdySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
  4. People v. McGlottenColorado Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. State v. ClarkeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999

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