State v. Wilson

WATHEN, Justice.

After a jury trial in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County), defendant appeals from convictions for violations of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 207 (1983) (assault) and 17-A M.R.S.A. § 454(1)(B) (1983) (tampering with a witness), arguing that the court erred in: (1) refusing to exclude certain testimony as a necessary sanction for an alleged violation by the State of M.R. Crim.P. 16; (2) refusing to grant the jury’s request to have portions of the trial testimony read back to them during their deliberations; and (3) failing to compel the testimony of a defense witness or declare a…