State of Maine v. Taylor A. Pelletier

Summary

The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine affirmed Pelletier’s convictions for kidnapping, aggravated assault, domestic violence criminal threatening, and domestic violence terrorizing. It held that the evidence supported a finding that Pelletier restrained the victim for a substantial period beyond the restraint inherent in the assaults, that the kidnapping indictment adequately informed him of the charge, and that the trial court’s continuance sufficiently remedied the discovery violation without requiring dismissal. The court also concluded that the late-disclosed videos did not prejudice Pelletier because he was acquitted of the child-related charges to which the exculpatory portions pertained.