State v. Salisbury

NICHOLS, Justice. „

The central issue on this appeal is whether the evidence before the court that goods found in the Defendant’s possession were “recently” stolen was sufficient to warrant the inference permitted by 17-A M.R.S.A. § 361(2)1.

Following a jury-waived trial on September 20, 1979, in Superior Court (Somerset County), Kenneth Salisbury and Deborah Guimont were both found guilty of Class C burglary (17-A M.R.S.A. § 401) and Class E theft (17-A M.R.S.A. § 353).

The evidence adduced at trial revealed the following facts: On May 26, 1979, Eugene Goodine was the owner of a vacant house…