State v. Landry

WATHEN, Justice.

The defendant, Dalmon Landry, appeals from a conviction of simple assault and terrorizing (17-A M.R.S.A. §§ 207, 210 (1983)) resulting from a jury trial in Superi- or Court (Franklin County). The sole issue on appeal is whether the presiding justice abused his discretion by failing to exclude from evidence a letter written by the defendant, as a necessary sanction for a discovery violation. We find no abuse of discretion and therefore deny the appeal.

The relevant facts may be briefly summarized as follows: The defendant called upon his former wife and child for a visit during…