State v. Varney

ROBERTS, Justice.

Earlon S. Varney, Jr. appeals from judgments of conviction on five counts of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253 (Supp.1988), entered on a jury verdict in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Lipez, *566J.). Varney claims the court erred by allowing the jury to deliberate in violation of 14 M.R.S.A. § 1106 (1980),1 by denying his motion for a new trial and by permitting improper closing argument. We affirm.

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The 13 year old male victim testified at trial that Varney engaged him in various sexual acts constituting gross sexual misconduct. Varney testified that he…