Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 5, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Defendant Roger Smith appeals his convictions by a jury in Superior Court, Penob-scot County, of burglary (Class C) 1 and unauthorized use of property (Class D). See 17-A M.R.S.A. §§ 401(2)(C), 360 (Supp. 1980). We find no merit in either of defendant’s two claims of error.

I

We first reject his assertion that a fatal variance existed between the indictments and the trial evidence as to the identification of the corporate victim of the crimes. The burglary count of the indictment named the place from which the truck was stolen as “a structure of J. J. Nissen, Inc., a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. LagasseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  3. State v. KingSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
  4. State v. SmallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
  5. State v. LindseySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. DurganSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  2. State v. BrasslettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  3. State v. BrasslettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  4. State v. MurphySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985

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