Legal Opinion
State of Maine v. Clarence Cote
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 23, 2015No. Docket Pen-14-112PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHjelm, J.
[¶ 1] Clarence Cote appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the trial court (Anderson, J.) after a jury found him guilty of two counts of gross sexual assault (Class A), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(B), (4) (1983). 1 Cote contends that his constitutional right to a fair trial was violated by the State’s failure to preserve a recording of a police interview of the victim and by the State’s delay in seeking an indictment. We affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] The record, viewed in the light most favorable to the State, establishes the following facts. See State v. Marroquin-Aldana, 2014…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
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