State v. Nason

DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice. 1

On February 5, 1975 the defendant, Paul Nason, upon jury trial in the Superior Court in and for the County of Cumberland, was found guilty of receiving and aiding in concealing on August 15,1974 certain stolen property pursuant to 17 M.R.S.A., § 3551. 2 His present counsel, who was not counsel at trial, has briefed and argued for our consideration a single issue on appeal, to wit:

Whether it was reversible error for the Court below to have permitted the State to introduce in evidence an inconsistent written statement of a State’s witness without giving the…