State of Maine v. Christine A. Desrosiers

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2026 ME 102

Docket: Aro-23-352 Argued: October 8, 2024 Decided: September 22, 2026 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ, and HORTON, A.R.J. * Majority: CONNORS, LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ., and HORTON, A.R.J. Dissent: MEAD, J., and STANFILL, C.J. STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTINE A. DESROSIERS HORTON, A.R.J. [¶1] The primary question of law presented in this appeal is the meaning of the phrase “[u]ses physical force against [a] law enforcement officer” in the statute defining the criminal offense…