STATE v. PATTERSON


851 A.2d 521 (2004)

2004 ME 79

STATE of Maine v. Michael PATTERSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: June 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman R. Croteau, District Attorney, Joseph M. O'Connor, Asst. Dist. Atty. (orally), South Paris, for State.

Thomas S. Carey (orally), Curtis J. Rice, Carey & Associates, Rumford, for defendant.

Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, ALEXANDER, CALKINS, and LEVY, JJ.


CLIFFORD, J.

[¶ 1] Michael Patterson appeals from a judgment of conviction for assault (Class D), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 207(1)(A) (Supp. 2003),1 entered in the District Court (Rumford, McElwee, J.) after a nonjury trial. Patterson contends that the District Court erred when it rejected his 17-A M.R.S.A. § 105 (1983) defense of property defense, which he asserts was applicable in the circumstances of this case. The record...

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