Legal Opinion

State v. Sanders

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 8, 1986Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Willis Sanders appeals a conviction of one count of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253 (Supp.1985) (Class A), entered after a jury waived trial in Superior Court, Aroostook County. On appeal, he argues that he did not effectively waive his right to jury trial, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and asserts that the verdict of guilty was inconsistent with a not guilty verdict rendered by the trial court on a second count of gross sexual misconduct. Contrary to his first contention, it is not obvious on the record that there was a denial of his right to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. BarrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  2. State v. SnowSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
  3. State v. MankSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985

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