State v. Chasse

[¶ 1] Michael Chasse appeals from the judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Somerset County, Atwood, J.) after a jury trial on thirteen separate counts, including one count of escape (Class B), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 755(1) (1983 & Supp.2001).1 Chasse contends that the escape statute, which specifies venue for the offense of escape, mandated that his trial be held in Piscataquis County, where his escape occurred, and that trial in Somerset County was error requiring all of his convictions to be vacated. We disagree and affirm the judgment.2

I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2] Testimony…