State v. Friel

GLASSMAN, Justice.

Dennis Friel appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court, Sagadahoc County, entered on a jury verdict of guilty on two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 15 M.R.S.A. § 393 (1980 & Supp.1985-1986). On appeal, the defendant contends that section 393 on its face and as applied in this case violates the United States Constitution, amendment II and the Maine Constitution, article I, § 16, and that the trial court erred in numerous evidentiary rulings and in its instructions to the jury. For the reasons hereinafter set forth, we affirm the judgment.

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