State v. Griffin

CARTER, Justice.

The defendant, Peter Griffin, was convicted of theft (receiving stolen property, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 359) following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Hancock County). On appeal, the defendant raises two issues which merit discussion: 1) the trial court’s failure to exclude evidence based upon hearsay; and 2) sufficiency of the evidence. We vacate the judgment below, and remand to Superior Court for further proceedings.

In June 1980, a 51/2 horse power Johnson outboard motor (at least 6 years old) was taken from George Winters’ camp. Winters reported the theft to the state police,…