Legal Opinion

State of Maine v. Richard J. Watson

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 1, 2016No. Docket: Pen-15-563PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJabar, J.

[¶ 1] Richard J. Watson appeals from a judgment of conviction of two counts of gross sexual assault (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 253(1)(C) (2015), one count of unlawful sexual contact (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 255-A(l)(F-l) (2015), and one count of visual sexual aggression against a child (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 256(1)(B) (2015), entered in the Unified Criminal Docket (Penobscot County, Lucy, J.) following a jury trial. Watson contends on appeal that the trial court erred by admitting testimony of the victim’s aunt and grandmother concerning the victim’s state of mind. We disagree and affirm…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. Vincent A. Cianci, Jr., Frank E. Corrente, and Richard E. AutielloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  2. State of Maine v. John A. FahnleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  4. State v. GuyetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  5. United States v. DeSimoneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. State v. TiemanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  4. State of Maine v. Luc W. TiemanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  5. State of Maine v. Reginald J. Dobbins Jr.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019

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