State v. Crosby

DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice.

The defendant, Merrill R. Crosby, appeals his conviction of one count of Burglary (Class B), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 401, and one count of Theft by Unauthorized Taking (Class E), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 353, following a jury trial in Superior Court, York County. Crosby contends that the Superior Court erred in refusing to give a proposed jury instruction regarding the use of circumstantial evidence. He also claims that insufficient evidence was adduced at trial to support his conviction. We disagree.

The jury instruction refused by the presiding justice is but a…