State v. Smith

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Robert Smith appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Delahanty, C.J.) on a jury verdict finding Smith guilty of gross sexual assault. 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(A) (1983 & Supp.1991). Smith contends that the motion justice erred by not suppressing a certain statement he made to a police officer and that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting certain evidence of prior bad acts over his objection. We find neither error of law nor an abuse of discretion and affirm the judgment.

On December 5, 1990, a Kennebec County grand…