STATE v. SARGENT


435 A.2d 1094 (1981)

STATE of Maine v. Percy SARGENT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided October 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary F. Thorne, Asst. Dist. Atty. (orally), Bangor, for plaintiff.

Julio DeSanctis (orally), Bangor, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and GODFREY, NICHOLS, ROBERTS, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ.


MEMORANDUM DECISION.

Percy Sargent appeals from his conviction in Superior Court, Penobscot County, of rape. 17-A M.R.S.A. § 252(1)(B)(1). The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial judge's determination that a juror's response to polling after the return of the verdict was an affirmative, unequivocal answer was clearly erroneous. We affirm the judgment below.

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