State v. Chase

[¶ 1] Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, the following facts were established at trial by a preponderance of the evidence. See 29-A M.R.S. § 103(4) (2016); State v. Jeskey, 2016 ME 134, ¶ 2, 146 A.3d 127. On November 26, 2016, Daniel L. Chase approached a patrol sergeant with the University of Maine Police Department to report that he was operating his vehicle, a 1997 Dodge Ram pickup truck, with an expired registration. The sergeant confirmed that Chase’s registration had expired between 30 and 150 days earlier, and gave Chase a warning that he needed to register…