State v. Harper
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
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.
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