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State v. Gordon
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
321 A.2d 352 (1974)
- Written by Kaitlin Pomeroy-Murphy, JD
Facts
Richard Gordon (defendant) and Edwin Strode were on the run from authorities in Vermont. They acquired two guns and a car, which they used to flee to Maine. The car began to break down. Noticing a car in the yard of Franklin Prout, they stopped, and Strode pointed a gun at Prout. Strode told Prout that they needed the car but would get it back to him. After abandoning their first getaway vehicle, Gordon and Strode continued in Prout’s car. Following a police chase, they abandoned Prout’s car after locating another car to use. A jury convicted Gordon of armed robbery. Gordon appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Wernick, J.)
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