State v. Jackson

DELAHANTY, Justice.

The defendant was convicted in Superior Court (Knox County) of the offense of breaking and entering in the nighttime with the intent to commit larceny. The issue raised by the Defendant before this Court on appeal is whether the verdict rendered at his jury-waived trial is contrary to the weight of the evidence and is not supported by substantial evidence.

Viewed most favorably to the State, the record clearly establishes the occurrence of a T. 17 M.R.S.A. § 754 violation (breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit larceny). The proof gives rise to an…