State of Maine v. Dale M. Brackett

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2023 ME 51

Docket: Pen-22-413 Submitted On Briefs: July 18, 2023 Decided: August 15, 2023 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, JABAR, HORTON, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, and DOUGLAS, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. DALE M. BRACKETT DOUGLAS, J. [¶1] The State of Maine appeals from a judgment of acquittal of eluding an officer (Class C), 29-A M.R.S. § 2414(3) (2023), entered by the trial court (Penobscot County, Anderson, J.) after a jury found Dale M. Brackett guilty of that offense and two misdemeanors—failure to stop for an officer (Class E), 29-A M.R.S. §…