State v. Pinette

COLLINS, Justice.

Fred Pinette appeals from a conviction of molesting lobster gear, 12 M.R.S.A. § 6434 (Supp.1991), entered in the Superior Court (Sagadahoc County, Perkins, J.) after a jury verdict. Contrary to his contention, we find that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury verdict and that the jury instructions did not constitute obvious error.

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In November of 1990, Pinette gave Officer Mitchell, a Marine Patrol Officer with the Department of Marine Resources, permission to inspect one of his two floats near Robinhood Marina. The float held about 40-50 lobster traps. Officer…