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STATE v. POWELL

441 A.2d 697 (1982)

STATE of Maine v. Herman A. POWELL.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided February 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Crook, Dist. Atty. (orally), Skowhegan, for plaintiff.

Richard B. Romanow (orally), Portland, for defendant.

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

MEMORANDUM DECISION.

The defendant, Herman A. Powell, appeals his conviction of rape, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 252(1)(B)(1) (Supp.1980), after a jury trial in Superior Court, Somerset County.1 Powell argues on appeal that the evidence presented at trial on the issue of force was insufficient to support his rape conviction because the State did not prove that something more than "minimal" force was used to overcome the victim's will. Reviewing...

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