Case Name: STATE of Maine v. John A. DECESERE
Court: Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction: Maine
Decision Date: 1982-10-19
Citations: 451 A.2d 636
Docket Number: 
Parties: STATE of Maine v. John A. DECESERE.
Judges: Before GODFREY, NICHOLS, CARTER, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 451
Pages: 636–636

Head Matter:
STATE of Maine v. John A. DECESERE.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.
Argued Sept. 20, 1982.
Decided Oct. 19, 1982.
David M. Cox, Dist. Atty., Gary F. Thorne (orally), Asst. Dist. Atty., Bangor, for plaintiff.
Julio DeSanctis (orally), Bangor, for defendant.
Before GODFREY, NICHOLS, CARTER, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.
John A. Decesere appeals from his conviction in Superior Court, Penobscot County, for gross sexual misconduct. 17-A M.R. S.A. § 253. Decesere contends that the minor prosecutrix's essentially uncorroborated testimony did not present sufficient credible evidence to support his conviction. We have, however, previously held that such testimony, if not contradictory, unreasonable, or incredible, is sufficient to uphold a conviction. State v. Pierce, Me., 438 A.2d 247, 252 (1981); State v. Bessey, Me., 423 A.2d 244, 245 (1980). We cannot say that no finder of fact could have rationally found Decesere guilty. The entry is:
Judgment affirmed.
All concurring.