Legal Opinion
State v. MacDonald
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 17, 1998PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANA Justice.
[¶ 1] Donna MacDonald appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander. J.) after a jury trial convicting her of arson (Class A) pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A § 802 (1983 & Supp.1997). 1 MacDonald contends that the court erred by excluding the testimony of her expert witness, that the prosecutor made inappropriate comments during closing argument, and that the sentence imposed upon her is excessive. Finding no error with respect to the court’s handling of the evidentiary issue and concluding that the prosecutor’s comments were not inappropriate, we…
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