State of Maine v. Dale M. Brackett

Summary

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated the trial court’s judgment of acquittal on the felony eluding‑an‑officer charge, holding that the jury could rationally find Brackett acted at a reckless rate of speed, and remanded for entry of a conviction and sentencing. The court affirmed that the jury instruction using the criminal‑code definition of “recklessly” was not error requiring reversal and that the standard of review is a de novo sufficiency inquiry.