State v. Dean

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Carroll Dean appeals from convictions of two counts of unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255(1)(C) (Supp. 1990), after a jury trial in Superior Court (Knox County, Chandler, J.). Because the trial court impermissibly limited Dean’s right to present evidence in his own defense, we vacate the convictions.1

Dean was indicted in Somerset County in June 1988 on one count of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(B) (Supp.1990), and two counts of unlawful sexual contact. 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255(1)(C). The alleged victims were two young male foster children who lived in…