Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1980

State v. Sands

State v. Sands
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Decided February 4, 1980 · Archibald, Glassman, Godfrey, McKusick, Nichols, Pomeroy, Wernick
410 A.2d 561; 1980 Me. LEXIS 500 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Sands

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

After a jury-waived trial, defendant was convicted of burglary in violation of 17 — A M.R.S.A. § 401 (Supp.1979-80). The sole issue on appeal is whether the finding of guilt is supported by sufficient evidence. On the evidence, the trial justice was justified in finding that the dwelling of Meryle Cronkhite had been entered either by defendant or by one of the three young men who were with him at the time, that a theft occurred in Cronkhite’s dwelling, and that, soon after the break occurred, the defendant or his companions had possessed a flashlight, a pair of gloves, and some property that had been removed from the Cronkhite home. The trial justice could have properly concluded.beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant either committed the burglary (Class B), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 401(2)(B), or was an accomplice to that crime, as defined in 17-A M.R.S.A. § 57(3)(A) (Supp.1979-80).

The entry must be:

Appeal denied.

Judgment affirmed.

POMEROY, J., did not sit.

ARCHIBALD, J., sat at oral argument and conference, but retired prior to the preparation of the opinion. He has joined the opinion as Active Retired Justice.

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