State v. West

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
State v. West, 507 A.2d 565 (Me. 1986)
1986 Me. LEXIS 745
Ette, Glassman, Nichols, Nik, Roberts, Scol, Wathen

State v. West

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Defendant, James E. West, appeals from a judgment in Superior Court, Hancock County, entered on a jury-waived verdict of guilty of two counts of gross sexual misconduct in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253 (Supp. 1985-1986). On appeal he contends: 1) that his statements made during custodial interrogation were involuntary and, therefore, should have been suppressed; 2) that the. court made insufficient special findings of fact pursuant to Rule 23(c) M.R. Crim.P.; 3) that this Court should abandon the principle that a defendant who chooses to present evidence cannot challenge on appeal the sufficiency of the State’s case in chief; and, 4) that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. We find no merit to any of defendant’s contentions on appeal.

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

All concurring.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Maine v. James E. WEST
Status
Published