State of Maine v. Jeffrey P. Wyman

[¶ 1] Jeffrey P. Wyman appeals from a judgment of conviction of perjury (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 451(1)(A) (2014), entered in the trial court (Anderson, J.) after a jury trial. Jeffrey contends that the trial court abused its discretion by (1) allowing the State to introduce and comment on his silence following his arrest for operating under the influence (OUI), (2) allowing a police officer to testify to his opinion that “there were lies told” during Jeffrey’s trial for OUI, at which Jeffrey was acquitted, and (3) admitting the testimony of a Verizon employee that the State offered as a…