State v. Rose

RUDMAN, Justice.

Gerald Rose appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) convicting him of attempted gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S.A. §§ 253, 255 (Supp.1992). On appeal, Rose contends that the State improperly invited the jury to draw an adverse inference from Rose’s presence at trial. Because Rose failed to move for a mistrial following the trial court’s curative instructions, we review for obvious error and finding none, we affirm.

Rose argues that the State violated his sixth amendment right to confront…