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State v. ClarkeState v. Clarke

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Jan 27, 1984
Reporters:
,
Before:
Glassman

MEMORANDUM DECISION.

Defendant appeals from a District Court conviction of the offense of theft ‍‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‍(17-A M.R.S.A. §§ 353, 362(5) (1983)). Defendant’s sole contention on appeal is that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. In reviewing defendant’s challenge, we ‍‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‍are required to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution. State v. Smith, 456 A.2d 1 (Me.1983). We may reverse the conviction only if ‍‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‍we find that no trier of fact could have rationally found guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. State v. Crosby, 456 A.2d 369, 370 (Me.1983).

No purpose would be ‍‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‍served by citing the evidence presented by the state at trial. The record clearly reveals that the evidence presented to the trier of fact was *796legally ‍‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‍sufficient to support the guilty verdict.

The entry must be:

Judgment of conviction affirmed.

All concurring.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Clarke
Court Name: Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Date Published: Jan 27, 1984
Citations: 470 A.2d 795; 1984 Me. LEXIS 603
Court Abbreviation: Me.
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