Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1988

State v. Ashby

State v. Ashby
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Decided April 22, 1988 · Clifford, Glassman, McKusick, Nichols, Roberts, Scolnik
540 A.2d 468; 1988 Me. LEXIS 111 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Ashby

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

The defendant, Loomis Ashby, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Aroostook County, entered after a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253 (1983 & Supp. 1987) (Class A), and one count of unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255 (1983 & Supp. 1987) (Class D). We affirm.

Contrary to Ashby’s contentions on appeal, we conclude that the jury could rationally have found every element of the crimes charged, State v. Barry, 495 A.2d 825, 826 (Me. 1985), and that the victim’s testimony was not “inherently improbable or incredible ... [and did not] fail[ ] ... the test of common sense.” State v. Pelletier, 534 A.2d 970, 972 (Me. 1987).

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

All concurring.

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