State v. Profenno

SCOLNIK, Justice.

The defendant, Ronald Profenno, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in Superior Court (Cumberland County) convicting him of Rape, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 252(1)(B) (1983). On appeal, the defendant contends that the presiding Justice erred by receiving in evidence certain hearsay statements of the victim. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the conviction.

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At the time of the alleged rape, the complainant, Laurie Asher (a/k/a Laurie Profenno), and the defendant were married, but separated and in the process of getting divorced. 1 On the morning of No vember 13, 1984,…