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451 A.2d 636

State v. Decesere

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 19, 1982

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1982-10-19

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently January 1985

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Relies on State v. Pierce · State v. Bessey

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Decided 1982-10-19

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¶1MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

¶2John A. Decesere appeals from his conviction in Superior Court, Penobscot County, for gross sexual misconduct. 17-A M.R. S.A. § 253. Decesere contends that the minor prosecutrix’s essentially uncorroborated testimony did not present sufficient credible evidence to support his conviction. We have, however, previously held that such testimony, if not contradictory, unreasonable, or incredible, is sufficient to uphold a conviction. State v. Pierce, Me., 438 A.2d 247, 252 (1981); State v. Bessey, Me., 423 A.2d 244, 245 (1980). We cannot say that no finder of fact could have rationally found Decesere guilty. The entry is:

¶3Judgment affirmed.

¶4All concurring.

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