State v. Liberty

NICHOLS, Justice.

A novel issue of whether hearsay that came in as consent evidence may be the subject of argument by counsel in his summation is raised in the appeal. Here, this Defendant, Ronald V. Liberty, is appealing from a judgment of conviction for burglary, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 401 (1983), aggravated criminal mischief, id. § 805, and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, id. § 353, entered after a jury trial in the Superior Court, Somerset County. His principal contention on appeal is that the presiding justice erred in restricting the scope of defense counsel’s closing argument…