State v. Viles
Annotate this CaseThe Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions, entered after a jury trial, for one count of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, eleven counts of failure to pay tax or file a Maine State tax return, and one count of tampering with public records or information. On appeal, Defendant argued that there was insufficient evidence for the jury to find her guilty of theft and tampering with public records. The Supreme Judicial Court held (1) there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find each element of theft by unauthorized taking beyond a reasonable doubt; and (2) there was sufficient evidence to convict Defendant of tampering with public records.
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