State v. Steen

COLLINS, Justice.

Jon Steen appeals from a judgment entered on his conviction of gross sexual assault, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(A) (Supp. 1991), 1 following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brodrick, J). Steen contends that: (1) the prosecutor’s misconduct at trial denied him a fair trial; (2) the trial court violated his right to confrontation by prohibiting his inquiry, on voir dire and cross-examination, into a pri- or allegation of rape made by the complainant; and (3) the trial court erroneously instructed the jury. Although we reject Steen’s latter two contentions, we…