STATE v. COFFEN


520 A.2d 1071 (1987)

STATE of Maine v. Eugene COFFEN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided February 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Aranson, Dist. Atty., Laurence Gardner, Asst. Dist. Atty., Michelle Lataille (orally), Law Student Intern, Portland, for plaintiff.

Brunette, Shumway, Romanow & Ryer, Richard Romanow (orally), Portland, for defendant.

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


WATHEN, Justice.

Defendant Eugene Coffen appeals from a conviction of one count of unlawful sexual contact in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255(1)(C) (1983) following a jury trial (Cumberland County). Defendant contends the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to present witnesses who were to testify to his reputation for truth and veracity. We find no error and affirm the judgment of conviction.

At defendant's trial, the State's primary witness...

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