Maine v. Patton
Annotate this CaseDefendant Aaron J. Patton appealed his conviction following a jury trial at which he was found guilty of four counts of gross sexual assault; one count of unlawful sexual contact; and two counts of sexual abuse of a minor. Upon review, Defendant contended that the court erred in several respects, including: (1) a constitutional error resulting from the court's decision to permit a State's witness (a police officer) to testify over his objection about Defendant's assertion of his right to remain silent shortly before his arrest; (2) the admission of evidence of Defendant's use of hypnosis; (3) the admission of police officer testimony that contained inadmissible hearsay evidence and was unfairly prejudicial; and (4) the misstatement of jury instructions. Upon review of the superior court record, the Supreme Court disagreed and affirmed the judgment.
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