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State v. Sargent

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Feb 9, 1988
536 A.2d 1133 (Me. 1988)

Opinion

Argued January 8, 1988.

Decided February 9, 1988.

Appeal from the Appeal from Superior Court, Penobscot County.

R. Christopher Almy, Dist. Atty., Philip Worden (orally), Asst. Dist. Atty., Bangor, for plaintiff.

William B. Devoe (orally), Eaton, Peabody, Bradford Veague, P.A., Bangor, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, and SCOLNIK, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Richard Sargent appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court, Penobscot County, entered on a jury verdict convicting him of armed robbery, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651 (1983), claiming that the court erred in excluding proffered impeachment evidence and in denying his motion for a new trial or acquittal based on claimed newly discovered evidence of perjury, and challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction.

Our review of the record discloses that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the proffered evidence, M.R.Evid. 403; State v. Cormier, 535 A.2d 913, 917 (Me. 1987); or in denying the motion for new trial or acquittal, id. at 915; State v. Mahoney, 459 A.2d 1073, 1079 (Me. 1983); and that the evidence supports the finding beyond a reasonable doubt that Sargent committed the crime of robbery. State v. Barry, 495 A.2d 825, 826 (Me. 1985).

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

All concurring.


Summaries of

State v. Sargent

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Feb 9, 1988
536 A.2d 1133 (Me. 1988)
Case details for

State v. Sargent

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Maine v. Richard SARGENT

Court:Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Date published: Feb 9, 1988

Citations

536 A.2d 1133 (Me. 1988)

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