State v. Merrifield

SCOLNIK, Justice.

After a jury trial in the Superior Court (Waldo County), the defendant, Gary Merri-field, was convicted of burglary, 17-A M.R. S.A. § 401 (1983), and of unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S. § 255 (1983). He contends on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to support his unlawful sexual contact conviction and that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the definition of “genitals.” 1 We affirm the judgments.

“Sexual contact” is defined by 17-A M.R. S.A. § 251(1)(D) (1983) as “any touching of the genitals, directly or through clothing, ... for the purpose…