State v. Grindle

[¶ 1] Michael E. Grindle appeals from a judgment of conviction for (1) unlawful possession of heroin (Class C), in violation of 17-A M.R.S. § 1107-A(1)(B)(1) (2007); and (2) unlawful possession of cocaine and/or oxycodone (Class D), in violation of 17-A M.R.S. § 1107-A(1)(C) (2007), entered by the Superior Court (Hancock County, Hjelm, J.) upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of these and two other charges. He argues that (1) the sentencing court’s disbelief of his exculpatory testimony and its use of that testimony as an aggravating factor in sentencing violated his Sixth Amendment right…