Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 9/8/1981

State v. Conner

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434 A.2d 509
1981 Me. LEXIS 950

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holding that a defendant acquiesces in the curative approach used by the trial court when she neither asks for a mistrial nor argues \that it would expect too much of human nature to believe the jurors could forget or disregard\ the stricken statement
holding that a defendant acquiesces in the curative approach used by the trial court when she neither asks for a mistrial nor argues “that it would expect too much of human nature to believe the jurors could forget or disregard” the stricken statement
admission of photograph showing bullet wound and distorted face of victim was error, but was harmless in light of overwhelming evidence against defendant
admission of photograph showing bullet wound and distorted face of victim was error, but was harmless in light of overwhelming evidence against defendant
“One step in applying a harmless-error standard is to assess the strength of the state’s evidence against the defendant.” (emphasis added)

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Judges: McKusick, Wer-Nick, Nichols, Roberts, Carter

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