STATE v. BERKLEY


567 A.2d 915 (1989)

STATE of Maine v. William BERKLEY a/k/a William Berkley Strong.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Tierney, Atty. Gen., Garry L. Greene (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Wayne P. Libhart (orally), Ellsworth, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.


WATHEN, Justice.

Defendant William Berkley appeals from his conviction of arson to collect insurance proceeds, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 802(1)(B)(1) (Supp.1988), following a jury trial in Superior Court (Hancock County, Alexander, J.). Defendant argues on appeal that both the prosecution's pre-indictment delay, as well as the admission of the results of the analysis of soil samples taken by defendant's insurer's agent...

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