State of Maine v. Donald F. Rutherford

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2019 ME 128

Docket: Ken-18-385 Argued: May 7, 2019 Decided: August 6, 2019 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM,* and HUMPHREY, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD F. RUTHERFORD SAUFLEY, C.J. [¶1] In this appeal, we clarify the evidentiary foundation required for the admission of an otherwise hearsay statement as the adoptive admission of a defendant in a criminal trial. Donald F. Rutherford appeals from a judgment of conviction of operating under the influence (Class D), 29-A M.R.S. § 2411(1-A)(A), (5) (2018),…