Legal Opinion

State v. Hopkins

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 17, 2018No. Docket: Wal-17-516PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.

*746[¶ 1] Miranda G. Hopkins appeals from a judgment of conviction of manslaughter (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 203(1)(A) (2017), entered in the trial court (Waldo County, R. Murray, J. ) following a jury trial. Hopkins contends that the court erred in (1) denying her motion to suppress statements she made to law enforcement officers during five different interviews and (2) giving the jury an allegedly confusing instruction on concurrent causation. Hopkins also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury's conclusion, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Hopkins caused the death of her…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. State v. MichaudSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  3. State v. CoombsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  4. State v. AllenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
  5. State of Maine v. Eric NoblesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018

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