State of Maine v. Russell W. Carter

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2016 ME 157

Docket: Pen-15-562 Argued: September 8, 2016 Decided: October 20, 2016 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and HUMPHREY, JJ. ∗ STATE OF MAINE v. RUSSELL W. CARTER GORMAN, J. [¶1] Russell W. Carter appeals from a judgment of conviction for solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 259-A(1)(A) (2015), entered in the trial court (Penobscot County, A. Murray, J.) after a jury-waived trial. Carter challenges the court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the complaint…