STATE v. THORNTON


414 A.2d 229 (1980)

STATE of Maine v. David L. THORNTON and William Bath.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 13, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Cox, Dist. Atty., Gary F. Thorne (orally), Margaret J. Kravchuk, Asst. Dist. Attys., Bangor, for plaintiff.

Brown & Fitzpatrick by James Fitzpatrick, Portsmouth (orally), for David Thornton.

Paul F. Zendzian, P.A. by Jay P. McCloskey, Bangor (orally), for William Bath.

Before McKUSICK, C. J. and WERNICK, GODFREY, NICHOLS and GLASSMAN, JJ.


GODFREY, Justice.

By a three-count joint indictment, David Thornton and William Bath were indicted for unlawful trafficking in schedule-X drugs, hashish and mescaline, and a schedule-W drug, amphetamines (17-A M.R.S.A. § 1103). A complaint for unlawful furnishing of a schedule-Z drug, marijuana, was also brought. (17-A M.R.S.A. § 1106). A jury found both defendants guilty of trafficking in hashish and amphetamines, furnishing marijuana, and possession of...

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