State of Maine v. Bethany Ringuette

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2022 ME 61

Docket: Oxf-22-99 Argued: November 2, 2022 Decided: December 20, 2022 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, JABAR, HORTON, CONNORS, and LAWRENCE, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. BETHANY RINGUETTE JABAR, J. [¶1] Bethany Ringuette appeals from a judgment of conviction of gross sexual assault (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 253 (2022), entered by the trial court (Oxford County, McKeon, J.) after a bench trial, and from her sentence.1 On appeal, Ringuette makes two contentions: (1) that the sentencing court erred when, applying the Hewey analysis…