State of Maine v. Bethany Hayward

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2017 ME 33

Docket: Kno-16-223 Argued: February 7, 2017 Decided: March 2, 2017 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and HUMPHREY, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. BETHANY HAYWARD MEAD, J. [¶1] Bethany Hayward appeals from a judgment of conviction of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 353(1)(B)(6) (2016), and theft by deception (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 354(1)(B)(6) (2016), entered by the trial court (Knox County, Stokes, J.) following a jury trial. Hayward contends that the evidence…