Legal Opinion

State v. Terrio

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 2, 1982PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.

Following a jury trial in Superior Court, Somerset County, Stanton Terrio was convicted of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(B). 1 On appeal, we need discuss only Terrio’s claims concerning (1) a variance between the indictment and proof at trial; (2) admissibility of rebuttal testimony regarding the defendant’s prior conduct with the victim; (3) admissibility of defendant’s statements to Sheriff Wright; (4) admissibility of defendant’s prior conviction for theft; and (5) propriety of the prosecutor’s closing argument. We vacate the judgment on the basis of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. State v. WarnerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1967
  3. State v. ConnerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  4. Joseph J. Grimaldi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  5. Morgan v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. ReillySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  2. State v. HindsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  3. State v. MoultonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  4. State v. WalkerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
  5. State v. St. PierreSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997

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