STATE v. HUSSEY


521 A.2d 278 (1987)

STATE of Maine v. Stephen HUSSEY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided January 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Christopher Almy, Dist. Atty., Philip Worden (orally), Asst. Dist. Atty., Michael P. Roberts, Deputy Dist. Atty., Bangor, for plaintiff.

Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, Marvin H. Glazier, Bangor, Daniel G. Lilley Law Offices, P.A., Daniel Bates (orally), Portland, for defendant.

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


CLIFFORD, Justice.

The defendant appeals an order of the Superior Court, Penobscot County, denying his motions for a judgment of acquittal and a new trial following his jury conviction for unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255 (Supp.1986) (Class C). See M.R. Crim.P. 29(b) and 33. The defendant assigns several points of error, but contends mainly that the court erred in finding that the three-year-old prosecutrix was competent to testify. Finding...

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