State v. Pendexter

NICHOLS, Justice.

After a jury trial in Superior Court (Aroostook County), the Defendant, Gary Pendexter, was convicted of unauthorized use of property. (17-A M.R.S.A. § 360 (1983)). On appeal, the Defendant contends that the presiding justice had not responded appropriately to what the Defendant asserted was an improper comment by the prosecutor in summation, and he further challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to convict him. Finding no error, we deny the appeal.

In his closing argument the prosecutor referred to a witness as “an admitted thief and an admitted liar.” The Defendant argues…