STATE v. TOMPKINS


431 A.2d 619 (1981)

STATE of Maine v. Richard A. TOMPKINS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 6, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Atwood, Dist. Atty. (orally), Rockland, for plaintiff.

Strout, Payson, Pallicani, Cloutier, Hokkanen & Strong, Frederick M. Newcomb, III, (orally) Rockland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and WERNICK, NICHOLS, ROBERTS and CARTER, JJ.


ROBERTS, Justice.

Richard Tompkins was convicted of escape, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 755, following a jury-waived trial in Superior Court, Knox County. On appeal, Tompkins contends that certain exhibits admitted into evidence were hearsay and that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We affirm the judgment.

Tompkins has been an inmate of the Maine State Prison system since a 1967 conviction for manslaughter. He was eligible for parole in June...

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