STATE v. PIERCE


516 A.2d 956 (1986)

STATE of Maine v. William R. PIERCE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided October 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey Rushlau (orally), Asst. Dist. Atty., Bath, for plaintiff.

Schuyler Steele (orally), Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, SCOLNIK and CLIFFORD, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Defendant William R. Pierce appeals from convictions for rape, gross sexual misconduct, and sexual abuse of a minor, following a jury-waived trial in Superior Court (Sagadahoc County). Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the convictions and the presiding justice's finding that his statements, introduced at trial, were made voluntarily.

We conclude that, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution...

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