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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Supreme Court justices bring their work to Oxford Hills
American government and history students hear appeals cases.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Maine Supreme Court hears argument that police stop of drug-furnishing New York man was unjustified
A lawyer for Timothy Barclift argued, on appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, that police stopped the New York man primarily because of an anonymous tip he traveled by bus frequently and paid with cash.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2020
Maine high court rejects state law requiring blood tests in fatal crashes
The justices, however, uphold the drunken-driving conviction of a truck driver who crashed and killed 2 people in 2016.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Appeal of Jay murder conviction, sentence heard by high court
James "Ted" Sweeney was convicted of killing his former girlfriend with a baseball bat and sentenced to 38 years.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2019
Maine Supreme Court says warrant of cellphone records was legal
A lower court had ruled a search warrant for cellphone records related to a string of burglaries was not legal because of a lack of probable cause.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2019
Maine high court rules conviction in Augusta killing violates double jeopardy clause
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that the conviction and sentencing of a New York man on felony murder and felony robbery charges violates U.S. and state constitutions.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
Maine’s top court upholds guilty plea in 1979 cold-case infant killing
The court declines to overrule a lower court, meaning Burton Hagar will continue to serve 15 years for manslaughter in the death of his son.
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
Supreme court justice considers request to release 13-year-old from Long Creek
An attorney is fighting to get the boy out of the Long Creek Youth Development Center, but the state argues that he can be detained while officials search for the right placement for his mental health needs.
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
Maine high court affirms ruling in dog custody case
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision last week in a custody case involving an unmarried former couple and a Labrador retriever-boxer mix named Honey.
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PublishedApril 24, 2019
Luc Tieman loses appeal of conviction for wife’s murder
The Fairfield man is serving a sentence of 55 years in prison.
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