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State v. Whitman

Citations

  • 429 A.2d 203
  • 1981 Me. LEXIS 802

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  • holding that “the exclusion of evidence about the civil suit” filed by the complaining witness against the defendant for monetary damages, “together with the prosecutor’s argument exploiting that exclusion, resulted in prejudicial error and entitles the defendant to a new trial.”

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Judges: McKusick, God-Frey, Nichols, Roberts, Carter

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