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State v. Parks

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
May 31, 1988
541 A.2d 168 (Me. 1988)

Opinion

Argued May 12, 1988.

Decided May 31, 1988.

Appeal from the Appeal from Superior Court, Cumberland County.

Paul Aranson, Dist. Atty. (orally), Portland, for plaintiff.

Ricky L. Brunette, (orally), Brunette, Shumway, Romanow Ryer, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, SCOLNIK and CLIFFORD, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Larry Parks appeals from a judgment entered by the Superior Court, Cumberland County, upon jury verdicts convicting him of one count of aggravated assault, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 208 (1983) (Class B), one count of kidnapping, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 301 (1983) (Class A), two counts of rape, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 252 (1983) (Class A) and four counts of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253 (1983 and Supp. 1987) (Class A). Contrary to Park's contentions on appeal, we conclude that any lapses by the prosecutor in his closing remarks, to which no objection was taken, do not rise to the level of obvious error; that this record does not reveal representational deficiencies requiring us to recognize on direct appeal Parks's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel at trial, see State v. Bagley, 507 A.2d 560, 563 (Me. 1986); and that other unpreserved claims of error did not affect the defendant's substantial rights, see M.R.Crim.P. 52(b).

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

All concurring.


Summaries of

State v. Parks

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
May 31, 1988
541 A.2d 168 (Me. 1988)
Case details for

State v. Parks

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Maine v. Larry PARKS

Court:Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Date published: May 31, 1988

Citations

541 A.2d 168 (Me. 1988)