People v. LePage

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, Tyler N. LePage, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of second degree assault. We affirm.

I, Background

LePage is serving a life sentence in the Sterling Correctional Facility. This case resulted from an incident that occurred there.

In July 2007, Department of Corrections officers at Sterling performed a strip search of LePage on the suspicion that he possessed a prohibited metal implement or tool. The officers handcuffed him, and attached a two-foot long tether to his handcuffs, for the purpose of controlling his…