State of Maine v. James Peters

Summary

The court affirmed Peters’s conviction for endangering the welfare of a dependent person. It held that the State presented sufficient independent evidence to satisfy Maine’s corpus delicti rule, sufficient evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that Peters had assumed a legal duty of care, and photographs of the victim were properly admitted because their probative value was not substantially outweighed by unfair prejudice. The court also directed the trial court to correct sentencing records to accurately reflect the sentence imposed.