STATE v. LAFRANCE


589 A.2d 43 (1991)

STATE of Maine v. Steven LAFRANCE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 8, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Mills, Dist. Atty., Auburn, for plaintiff.

Jeffrey M. Sullivan, Berman, Simmons & Goldberg, Lewiston, for defendant.

Before ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, COLLINS and BRODY, JJ.


BRODY, Justice.

Defendant Steven Lafrance appeals from his conviction entered in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Alexander, J.) after a jury found him guilty of unlawful sexual contact in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255(1)(C) (Supp.1990).1 He contends that the court erred in admitting certain hearsay statements over defense counsel's objection. We agree and vacate the judgment.

Lafrance was indicted for unlawful...

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