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State v. LatronicaState v. Latronica

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Sep 29, 1978
Reporters:
,
Before:
Archibald

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Defendant Arthur D. Latronica has appealed from judgments of conviction entered ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍on the verdict of a jury finding defendant guilty, as charged by indictment, of having committed the crimes of Burglary (17 — A M.R.S.A. § 401) ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍and Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer (17 — A M.R.S.A. § 353).

Acknowledging the well established principle that guilt of crime can be established by evidence ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍which is entirely circumstantial, defendant asserts as his only point of appeal that, here, the entirely circumstantial evidence was inadequate to justify a jury conclusion ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍that beyond a reasonable doubt defendant was guilty of the crimes charged against him.

We decide that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s verdict.

The ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍entry is:

Appeal denied; judgments of conviction affirmed.

ARCHIBALD and DELAHANTY, JJ., did not sit.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Latronica
Court Name: Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Date Published: Sep 29, 1978
Citations: 391 A.2d 363; 1978 Me. LEXIS 846
Court Abbreviation: Me.
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