Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

State of Maine v. Steven Edwards

August 1, 20242024 ME 55

Summary

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Steven Edwards’s conviction for possession of child sexual exploitation material, holding that the search warrant was supported by probable cause despite the alleged staleness of the information, that thumbnail images in unallocated space satisfy the possession element, and that the prosecutor’s improper closing remark did not require a mistrial or new trial because the curative instruction cured any prejudice.