STATE v. GAUDETTE


431 A.2d 31 (1981)

STATE of Maine v. Angus A. GAUDETTE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 1, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Povich, Dist. Atty., Gary Greene (orally), Genevieve Stetson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Machias, for plaintiff.

Silsby & Silsby, Leigh Ingalls (orally), William S. Silsby, Jr., Anthony W. Beardsley, Ellsworth, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and WERNICK, GODFREY, NICHOLS, GLASSMAN and CARTER, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

The defendant, Angus Gaudette, appeals from his conviction for assault, 17-A M.R. S.A. § 207, following a jury trial in Superior Court, Washington County. We set aside the conviction because the defendant's trial was unfairly tainted by inadmissible testimony.

The defendant represented himself at trial, but has retained counsel for this appeal. It is clear from the record that he was not indigent and that he received more than ample warning...

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