State of Maine v. Dale F. Thistle

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2024 ME 6

Docket: Pen-22-225 Argued: October 4, 2023 Decided: January 25, 2024 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, JABAR, HORTON, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, and DOUGLAS, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. DALE F. THISTLE JABAR, J. [¶1] Dale Thistle appeals from a judgment of conviction of theft by misapplication of property (Class B), 17-A M.R.S. § 358(1)(A), (B)(1) (2023), entered by the trial court (Penobscot County, Anderson, J.) after a jury trial. Thistle argues that we must vacate his conviction because (1) the trial court erred by not granting his…