Legal Opinion

State v. Hebert

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 28, 1982PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARTER, Justice.

At a jury trial in the Superior Court, Aroostook County, the defendant was convicted of gross sexual misconduct. See 17 — A M.R.S.A. § 253 (1980). 1 He now appeals on the grounds that the indictment was fatally defective and that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. We affirm the judgment.

I

The jury would have been warranted in finding the following facts. During the afternoon of December 20, 1980, the defendant and his daughter, the complainant, ran several errands despite the complainant’s reluctance to go with him. The defendant bought some beer; he drank…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Bullington v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. United States v. DebrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. State v. OvermanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Hebert v. HebertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  2. State v. ThorntonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
  3. State v. BrasslettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  4. State v. ColemanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  5. State v. HickeySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983

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