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State v. Grindle

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Oct 21, 1988
549 A.2d 370 (Me. 1988)

Opinion

Argued September 22, 1988.

Decided October 21, 1988.

Appeal from the Superior Court of Penobscot County, Beaulieu, J.

R. Christopher Almy, Dist. Atty., Philip C. Worden (orally), Asst. Dist. Atty., Bangor, for the State.

Anthony J. Guinta (orally), Ellsworth, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD and HORNBY, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Defendant, Christopher Grindle, appeals his convictions in Superior Court, (Penobscot County; Beaulieu, J.), of five counts of burglary, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 401 (1983) and three counts of theft, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 353 (1983). The trial justice committed no abuse of discretion in permitting a witness to testify about a conversation he had with Grindle outside the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial. State v. McEachern, 431 A.2d 39, 43 (Me. 1981); State v. Lagasse, 410 A.2d 537, 541 (Me. 1980). The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the state, supports the jury's findings that the defendant committed the crimes of burglary and theft beyond a reasonable doubt. State v. Barry, 495 A.2d 825, 826 (Me. 1985).

The entry is:

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.

All concurring.


Summaries of

State v. Grindle

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Oct 21, 1988
549 A.2d 370 (Me. 1988)
Case details for

State v. Grindle

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Maine v. Christopher GRINDLE

Court:Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Date published: Oct 21, 1988

Citations

549 A.2d 370 (Me. 1988)

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