State v. Dumont

This matter comes here on appeal by the Defendant from his conviction in the Superior Court for burglary (17-A M.R.S.A. § 401) and for theft by unauthorized taking (17-A M.R.S.A. § 353).

He asserts error in the denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal based upon insufficiency of the evidence, in the failure of the court below to exclude certain testimony relating to the Defendant’s reputation, and in the failure of the court below to appoint new counsel for the Defendant, upon his request, after the Defendant had rejected a plea negotiated for him by court-appointed counsel.

His first…