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STATE v. HOWES

432 A.2d 419 (1981)

STATE of Maine v. John Francis HOWES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Cox, Dist. Atty., R. Christopher Almy, Gary F. Thorne (orally), Asst. Dist. Attys., Bangor, for plaintiff.

Zendzian & Anderson, Paul Zendzian (orally), Bangor, for defendant.

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

WERNICK, Justice.

Relying on the authorization set forth in 15 M.R.S.A. § 2115-A(2),1 the State of Maine has appealed from a judgment of acquittal entered in favor of the defendant John Francis Howes. The presiding justice ordered such judgment entered notwithstanding the verdict of a jury which found defendant guilty of the crime of arson committed in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 802.

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