State v. Lambert

GLASSMAN, Justice.

The defendant, Arthur Lambert, Jr., appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Somerset County, entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of gross sexual misconduct in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(2)(B) (Supp.1986) (Class C). The defendant contends that (1) the trial court abused its discretion in the voir dire of prospective jurors, and (2) it was obvious error to admit evidence of the victim’s heterosexuality. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

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The crucial evidence at trial consisted of the conflicting testimony of the victim (hereinafter referred to as John…