Legal Opinion

State v. Lanciani

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 6, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

After a jury trial in the Superior Court (York County, Cole, J), David Lanciani was convicted of arson, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 802 (1983 & Supp.1988); aggravated criminal mischief, id. § 805 (1983); criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, id. §§ 209, 1252(4); assault, id. § 207; burglary, id. § 401; and theft, id. §§ 353, 362(5). Contrary to Lanciani’s contentions, the trial court did not err in finding him competent to stand trial, and the evidence was sufficient to support all six convictions. We affirm the judgments.

The jury could rationally have found the following…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. BarrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  2. State v. LedgerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  3. State v. HewettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. BarrettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  2. State v. BowmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992

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