State v. Little

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Shawn Little appeals a judgment entered by the Superior Court, Cumberland County, on a jury verdict finding him guilty of armed robbery, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651(1) *755(1983) (Class A). The sole issue is whether the trial justice erred in admitting evidence of unsolicited incriminating statements made by the defendant to a police detective. The defendant contends that his statements were made in connection with an offer to plead guilty and so are barred by M.R.Evid. 410. We affirm the judgment.

On the evening of July 8, 1985, Robert’s Mobil filling station in Portland was robbed by a…