State v. Pierce

[¶ 1] Donald Pierce appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Knox County, Studstrup, J.) following a jury trial. He was convicted of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs (Class B), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1103(1), (2)(A) (Supp.2001); conspiracy to traffick in scheduled drugs (Class C), 17-A M.R.S.A. §§ 151(1), 1103 (1983 & Supp.2001); and marijuana cultivation (Class D), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1117(1), (2)(C) (Supp.2001). He also appeals a criminal forfeiture, pursuant to 15 M.R.S. § 5826 (2005), in the amount of $145,000. Pierce contends that because there was insufficient…