Whitmore v. State

RUDMAN, Justice.

The State appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Scmfley, J.) granting post-conviction relief to Sherman Whitmore on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. The State contends that the court’s finding of ineffective assistance of counsel was clearly erroneous. We affirm the judgment.

Sherman Whitmore was indicted in 1989 on a charge of rape in violation of 17-A M.R.SA § 252 (1983 & 1988). 1 Whitmore’s jury trial largely focused on the credibility of witnesses. The victim testified that Whit-more offered her money to have sexual intercourse…