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515 A.2d 1155

State v. Sanders

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 8, 1986

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1986-10-08

Relies on State v. Barry · State v. Snow · State v. Mank

Decided 1986-10-08

¶1MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

¶2Willis Sanders appeals a conviction of one count of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253 (Supp.1985) (Class A), entered after a jury waived trial in Superior Court, Aroostook County. On appeal, he argues that he did not effectively waive his right to jury trial, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and asserts that the verdict of guilty was inconsistent with a not guilty verdict rendered by the trial court on a second count of gross sexual misconduct. Contrary to his first contention, it is not obvious on the record that there was a denial of his right to trial by jury so as to require us to disturb his conviction on direct appeal. See State v. Mank, 501 A.2d 809 (Me.1985). The defendant’s contention regarding the sufficiency of the evidence is similarly without merit. The court could rationally have found beyond a reasonable doubt every element of the offense of gross sexual misconduct based on the evidence presented. See State v. Barry, 495 A.2d 825, 826 (Me.1985). The defendant also failed to show that the verdicts were not logically recon*1156cilable. See State v. Snow, 513 A.2d 274, 277 (Me.1986).

¶3The entry is:

¶4Judgment affirmed.

¶5All concurring.

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