Legal Opinion

State v. McKenna

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 9, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS,- Justice.

[¶ 1] Robert McKenna appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.) after a jury trial convicting him of forgery in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 703 (1983 & Supp. 1994). McKenna asserts that he was denied his constitutional right to confront a witness against him because that witness was intoxicated during much of his testimony, and a portion of that testimony was taken outside the jury’s presence. McKenna asserts further that evidence concerning his participation in a prior incident involving forgery was improperly admitted against…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. MardenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  2. State v. RollsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  3. State v. BowmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. GormanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
  2. State v. CruthirdsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
  3. State of Maine v. Jeffrey P. WymanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  4. Dolliver v. DolliverSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  5. Morrison v. SayerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011

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