Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1988

State v. Martin

State v. Martin
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Decided June 30, 1988 · Clifford, Glassman, McKusick, Scolnik, Wathen
543 A.2d 368; 1988 Me. LEXIS 171 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Martin

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

A Superior Court (Cumberland County) jury convicted Alvin Martin of Class D criminal assault, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 207(1) (1983). Contrary to defendant’s contention, we conclude that two unpreserved technical errors in the presiding justice’s instructions to the jury did not produce any manifest injustice. See State v. Davis, 528 A.2d 1267, 1269 (Me. 1987). On the basis of the record evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the State, the jury rationally could find beyond a reasonable doubt every element of the crime charged. See State v. Barry, 495 A.2d 825, 826 (Me. 1985).

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

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