State v. Barker

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Linwood Barker, was found guilty by a Kennebec County jury on six indictments charging cheating by false pretenses, 17 M.R.S.A. § 1601 (1964), 1 and six indictments charging theft by deception, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 354 (Supp.1977). 2 He appeals the judgments and sentences entered thereon.

We deny the appeal.

From the evidence presented at trial, the jury was justified in finding the following facts beyond a reasonable doubt. At the times pertinent to the matters charged in the indictments, the defendant was the owner of the Northland Press, a publishing…