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STATE v. VILES

461 A.2d 500 (1983)

STATE of Maine v. Robert F. VILES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided June 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Aranson, Dist. Atty., Beth Anne Poliquin, Asst. Dist. Atty. (orally), Portland, for plaintiff.

Alan R. Nye (orally), Portland, for defendant.

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

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

On appeal defendant for the first time contends that (1) the opening statement of the prosecutor improperly contained argument and (2) the prosecutor's closing argument amounted to an expression of his personal opinion that defendant had lied in his testimony, thus infringing the ethical rule laid down by M. Bar R. 3.7(e)(2)(v). See State v. Smith, 456 A.2d 16

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