State v. Harding

ARCHIBALD, Justice.

Dennis Harding, Jr., having been indict-. ed, accorded a jury trial and convicted of Burglary (17-A M.R.S.A. § 401) and Theft (17-A M.R.S.A. § 353), now appeals from both convictions, which we deny.

I

Prior to trial appellant had filed motions for (1) “Change of Judge,” and (2) change of venue. Underlying these motions were the allegations that (1) the justice assigned to preside was “biased” because the appellant “had previously appeared before [the justice] on at least two prior occasions” and (2) the “District Attorney’s Office [because of prior criminal allegations] . . .…