State v. Lewisohn

379 A.2d 1192 (1977)

STATE of Maine

v.

James E. LEWISOHN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

November 8, 1977.

Vernon I. Arey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson by Peter J. Rubin, Barnett I. Shur, Portland, for defendant.

Before DUFRESNE, C. J., and POMEROY, WERNICK, ARCHIBALD and DELAHANTY, JJ.

DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice.[1]

On June 2, 1974 the defendant, James Lewisohn, and his wife, Roslyn, had guests for dinner at their home in Cape Elizabeth. Their visitors left early in the evening. Following their departure, the defendant set out for a Portland…