State v. Smith

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

In July 1976 a Penobscot County grand jury indicted the defendant, Charles L. Smith (in testimony referred to informally as “Chuckie” Smith), for possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 15 M.R. S.A. § 393. 1 The defendant moved in ad- vanee of trial to suppress the use of a revolver, holster, and belt as evidence against him. After hearing, the presiding justice denied the motion, and the case proceeded to trial before a jury. The defendant appeals from the judgment entered upon the jury’s verdict of guilty, alleging as error the refusal of the presiding…