STATE v. NILE


566 A.2d 1087 (1989)

STATE of Maine v. Dennis C. NILE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet T. Mills, Dist. Atty., Craig E., Turner, Deputy Dist. Atty., Joseph O'Connor, Law Student Intern (orally), South Paris, for plaintiff.

Steven C. Peterson (orally), Camden, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.


ROBERTS, Justice.

Dennis C. Nile appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, of kidnapping, aggravated assault and tampering with a victim. Nile contends that the court erred in excluding certain statements offered to impeach the victim and to show her bias. He also challenges other evidentiary rulings and the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction of tampering. We hold that there was sufficient evidence to convict the defendant of tampering, but...

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