Legal Opinion
State v. Goodrich
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 17, 1981PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
Following trial before a jury in the Superior Court (Kennebec County), defendant LeRoy Goodrich was convicted of the rape, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 252(1), of his then ten-year old daughter, Patricia. 1 On appeal, the defendant argues that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction, (2) the prosecutrix was not competent to testify, (3) the trial court erred by not giving a requested jury instruction, and (4) the trial court erred by not granting defendant’s motion for a mistrial. We vacate the judgment, and remand to the Superior Court for further proceedings.
At trial,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- State v. LagasseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- United States v. Daniel James PowellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Ekram ManafzadehCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Allen S. BusseyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. LipkaSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- State v. WinterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- Rainville v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- State v. DeMassSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- State v. TerrioSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
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