Legal Opinion

State v. Clark

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 7, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.

Matthew Clark appeals from his convictions on three counts of unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255(1)(C) (1983) in Superior Court, Knox County. On appeal, Clark contends that the trial court erred in (1) denying his pretrial motion to remove counsel and appoint new counsel; (2) accepting testimony from child witnesses whose competency to testify had not been established; and (3) denying his motion for new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgments.

On June 7, 1983, a Grand Jury indicted Matthew Clark on five counts of unlawful sexual…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. CrockerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  2. State v. GilcottSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  3. State v. WeeseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  4. State v. ClementsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. RomanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  2. State v. AliSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  3. State v. MorganOhio Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. State v. GoodineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  5. State v. HeathSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995

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