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553 A.2d 221

State v. Donovan

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 1, 1989

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1989-02-01

Relies on State v. Barry · State v. Pelletier · State v. Dehetre

Decided 1989-02-01

¶1MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

¶2Terry Donovan appeals his conviction of unlawful sexual contact under 17-A M.R.S. A. § 255 (1983). We affirm the judgment of the Superior Court (Aroostook County; Pierson, J).

¶3We find that the State adduced sufficient evidence at trial to enable a jury to rationally conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty of the crime charged. State v. Barry, 495 A.2d 825, 826 (Me.1985). We have repeatedly stated that a victim’s uncorroborated testimony may support a conviction in a sexual assault case provided such testimony is not “inherently improbable or incredible or failing the test of common sense.” State v. Dehetre, 539 A.2d 1097, 1102 (Me.1988) (quoting State v. Pelletier, 534 A.2d 970, 972 (Me.1987)).

¶4The entry is:

¶5Judgment affirmed.

¶6All concurring.

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