STATE v. SPEARIN


477 A.2d 1147 (1984)

STATE of Maine v. Nelson SPEARIN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 31, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Steven C. Fletcher (orally), Rockland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., NICHOLS, VIOLETTE, WATHEN and GLASSMAN, JJ., and DUFRESNE, A.R.J.


McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

After a jury trial in Superior Court (Penobscot County) defendant Nelson Spearin was convicted for arson, Class B, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 802 (1978),1 conspiracy to commit arson, Class C, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 151 (1983), and solicitation of arson, Class C, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 153 (1983). On appeal to the Law Court,2 defendant sets forth eight separate arguments, claiming error relating...

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