Boivin v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Michael Boivin was convicted of theft by taking 1 of a 16-foot utility trailer. Boivin admitted at trial to possessing the trailer but asserted that he had purchased it from another person whom he contended law enforcement refused to pursue as a suspect. He contends on appeal: (1) that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict in light of his explanation for possessing the trailer; (2) that the trial court improperly excluded certain testimony as hearsay; (3) that comments made by the state during his cross-examination violated his…