State v. Jones

GODFREY, Justice.

Appellant Kenneth Jones was indicted for reckless conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon (17-A M.R.S.A. §§ 211, 1252(4) (Supp.1978)). 1 Convicted after a jury trial in the Superior Court, Cumberland County, he now appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of his prior out-of-court statements as substantive evidence, the prosecution’s decision to charge reckless conduct under the Criminal Code rather than reckless driving under title 29, and the imposition of the penalty-enhancement factor pursuant to Section 1252(4). We deny the appeal.

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