State of Maine v. Steven A. Truman

Summary

The court affirmed Truman’s convictions for victim tampering and improper victim contact. It held that the State was not required to prove that A.D. was actually the victim of the dismissed underlying assault, and it upheld admission of the jail-call recordings because the State presented sufficient authentication evidence and Truman’s statements were not inadmissible hearsay. The court also concluded that any error concerning in camera review of privileged advocate records was cured at trial and that the prosecutor’s closing argument did not shift the burden of proof.