Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1988

State v. Howard

State v. Howard
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Decided June 1, 1988 · Clifford, Glassman, McKusick, Roberts, Scolnik, Wathen
541 A.2d 1295; 1988 Me. LEXIS 157 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Howard

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Elmer Joe Howard appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court, Androscoggin County, on a jury verdict finding him guilty of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(B) (Supp. 1987). Our review of the record discloses that, contrary to Howard’s contention, the verdicts were not irreconcilably inconsistent because the jury did not find him guilty on all counts charged in the indictment, State v. Neron, 519 A.2d 197, 201 (Me. 1986); viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the jury rationally could find beyond a reasonable doubt all the elements of the offense charged, State v. Barry, 495 A.2d 825, 826 (Me. 1985); and at sentencing the trial court properly could consider the offense in relation to its effect on the victim of the crime, State v. Samson, 388 A.2d 60, 67-68 (Me. *12961978); 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1257(2) (Supp. 1987).

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

All concurring.

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