State v. White

WATHEN, Justice.

Defendant Steven White appeals his convictions for burglary while armed with a firearm, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 401 (1983 & Supp.1989), and theft of a firearm, 17-A M.R.S.A. §§ 353 & 362(2)(B) (1983), after a jury trial in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.). On appeal, defendant alleges that the trial justice abused his discretion by refusing to grant a mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct and that the trial justice committed obvious error by giving an instruction regarding exclusive possession of recently stolen property. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

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