State of Maine v. Duane D. Hanson

Summary

The court held that the trial court improperly excluded extrinsic testimony that the victim had previously identified other attackers because the testimony was relevant impeachment evidence, but it affirmed the convictions after determining that the error was harmless. The court also rejected challenges to the admission of evidence concerning earlier assaults and to the three-step sentencing analysis. All sixteen judgments of conviction were affirmed.