State v. Black

ROBERTS, Justice.

Andrew Black appeals his conviction of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(B) (1983 & Supp.1987), after a jury trial in Superior Court, Lincoln County. Among the issues Black raises, we discuss only the use of videotaped testimony, the admission of expert testimony and the sufficiency of the evidence. Because we conclude that certain expert testimony was erroneously admitted, we vacate the judgment.

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Black is charged with engaging in a sexual act on or about August 2, 1985, with one John Doe (fictitious name), who was not his spouse and who had not attained his…