State v. Thomas
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The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Defendant's conviction for certain domestic violence incidents, including possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, holding that Defendant was not entitled to relief on his allegations of error.
After a jury convicted him of six offenses Defendant appealed, raising several allegations of error. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court did not err in denying Defendant's request for sanctions for the State’s alleged discovery violations; (2) the trial court did not commit obvious error by admitting testimony of a police officer, including certain statements under Me. R. Evid. 801(d)(1)(B); (3) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting an unauthenticated letter that Defendant claimed was written on behalf of the victim; (4) the court did not err when it denied Defendant's motion to dismiss because of the makeup of the jury venire; and (5) there was sufficient evidence for the jury to have rationally found that every element of each count Defendant was convicted of was proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
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