State v. Turner

GLASSMAN, Justice.

The defendant, Elizabeth Turner, appeals from the judgment of conviction entered by the Superior Court, Androscoggin County, on the jury’s verdict finding her guilty of violations of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 853, promotion of prostitution, and § 853-A, engaging in prostitution. She alleges the trial court erred (1) by failing in the jury voir dire adequately to inquire as to possible racial prejudice, (2) by permitting only the direct testimony of a State’s witness to be read back to the jury, and (3) by admitting evidence of the defendant’s prior conduct to show her predisposition…