State v. Davis

WATHEN, Justice.

Defendant Duane Davis appeals from his conviction in Superior Court (Androscoggin County) for violating 29 M.R.S.A. § 2298 (Supp.1983-1984) 1 (the “habitual offender” statute). Three of the four issues raised on appeal arise from the admission in evidence of defendant’s statement to the officer of his date of birth. In sequence, defendant contends that: 1) his statement should have been excluded as a sanction for a discovery violation; 2) the admission of his statement was in violation of the corpus delicti rule; and 3) the introduction of the statement was not supported by a…