Legal Opinion

State v. Tsoukalas

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided September 1, 1972Published

1Opinion of the Court

WEBBER, Justice.

The appellant was tried and convicted by a jury on three indictments, each charging breaking, entering and larceny in the nighttime but each relating to a different property burglarized. Each conviction is appealed.

We note that no designation of record on appeal or statement of points on appeal were ever filed. We attribute this failure to the several changes in court-appointed counsel which occurred without fault of the indigent appellant. Since the State has claimed and has in fact suffered no disadvantage, and to expedite an appeal which has already been somewhat delayed,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dow v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
  2. State v. FitzherbertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968
  3. Gayton v. RobbinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971

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