State v. Nile

ROBERTS, Justice.

For the second time, Dennis C. Nile appeals his convictions of kidnapping, tampering and assault following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Lincoln County, Bradford, J.). Nile asserts that the court erred in changing venue sua sponte over his objection and in allowing evidence of other incidents of violence between the victim and him. Nile also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of tampering with the victim, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 454 (1983). We affirm the convictions.

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