State v. Keaten

DELAHANTY, Justice.

Convicted of gross sexual misconduct, 17 — A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(B), at a jury trial before the Superior Court in Cumberland County, the defendant, William R. Keaten, seeks review on the ground that the direct testimony of two witnesses, allegedly relevant to his defense of voluntary intoxication, was improperly excluded. Finding no error below, we deny the appeal.

For the resolution of this appeal, we need consider only the threshold question of whether voluntary intoxication could ever be a valid “defense” 1 to a charge of gross sexual misconduct under 17 — A M.R.S.A. §…