Legal Opinion

State v. Pelletier

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 30, 1991PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Defendant Glenn Pelletier appeals from his conviction of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253 (Class A) (Supp. 1987),1 following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Fritzscke, J.). Defendant’s sole contention on appeal is that the court should have granted his request for a mistrial because of the prosecutor’s conduct, during defense counsel’s cross-examination of the victim, of handing counsel a brown paper bag containing a black negligee that the State had failed to produce pursuant to a discovery request. We agree that defendant’s right…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. ThurlowSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  2. State v. FlickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  3. State v. CookSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. WarrenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  2. State v. RankinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995

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