State v. Harrigan

ROBERTS, Justice.

John Harrigan appeals from the judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, J.) on the jury verdict finding him guilty of Class A robbery, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651(1) (1983). Harrigan contends that the court erred by excluding from evidence certain out-of-court statements that tended to show that he lacked the crimi nal intent required to convict him of robbery. We agree, and vacate the conviction.

On November 12, 1993, Robert Baker left his home in Portland carrying a briefcase. Harrigan and Jeremiah Young approached Baker as he walked down the…