STATE v. WESTPHAL


349 A.2d 168 (1975)

STATE of Maine v. Walter M. WESTPHAL.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

December 15, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Veilleux, County Atty., Joseph M. Jabar, Dist. Atty., J. William Batten, Asst. Dist. Atty., Skowhegan, for plaintiff.

W. Philip Hamilton, Madison, for defendant.

Before DUFRESNE, C. J., and WEATHERBEE, POMEROY, WERNICK, ARCHIBALD and DELAHANTY, JJ.


DELAHANTY, Justice.

Walter M. Westphal appeals the verdict of a Superior Court (Somerset County) jury finding him guilty of armed assault. We deny the appeal.

The defendant raises four issues for our consideration: (A) denial of a judgment of acquittal; (B) denial of a motion for a new trial; (C) exclusion of evidence of defendant's ability as a marksman; and, (D) obvious error in the court's charge.

(A) The defendant moved, pursuant to Rule 29(a)...

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