State v. Franzen

DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice.

Walter Franzen was indicted for aggravated assault with the use of a dangerous weapon upon George L. Lunt under 17-A M.R.S.A. § 208(1)(B), a Class B crime, and for criminal threatening with the use of a dangerous weapon of Frederick L. Linscott under 17-A M.R.S.A. § 209, a Class C crime. Following a jury trial in Superior Court (Hancock County), Franzen was found guilty of the charges and appeals from the convictions. We affirm the Superior Court judgment.

Facts

Walter Franzen and George Lunt are neighbors in Trenton, Maine. For some time prior to the incidents…