STATE v. CARTER


391 A.2d 344 (1978)

STATE of Maine v. Chester Maynard CARTER, Jr. and Paul Dennis Shiplett.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

September 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry N. Berry, III, Dist. Atty., Peter G. Ballou, Deputy Dist. Atty., Richard Kelly, Asst. Dist. Atty., Portland, Stephen Moriarty, Law Student (orally), for plaintiff.

McTeague, Higbee & Tierney by Ralph L. Tucker, Brunswick (orally), for defendant Carter.

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson by Peter J. Rubin, Portland (orally), for defendant Shiplett.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and POMEROY, WERNICK, ARCHIBALD, GODFREY and NICHOLS, JJ.


GODFREY, Justice.

Appellant Chester Carter was charged by indictment with robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon under 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651(1) and with aggravated assault under 17-A M.R.S.A. § 208.1 Appellant Paul Shiplett was indicted only on the robbery charge. After a joint trial, both appellants were found guilty by a jury and convicted.

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Appellants urge that the trial court erred in denying their...

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