State v. Kotsimpulos

ROBERTS, Justice.

After trial by jury, Peter Kotsimpulos was convicted of the crime of theft (17-A M.R.S.A. § 353) of five pork tenderloins from the Hannaford Brothers meat plant in South Portland. The sole issue raised by Kotsimpulos on appeal is the exclusion of evidence of the expressed desire of a Han-naford Brothers supervisor to see that the defendant was relieved of his duties as a federal meat inspector. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

The evidence at trial revealed that police officers had established surveillance at the plant because of unexplained…