Legal Opinion
State v. Denis
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 25, 1973PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERNICK, Justice.
By indictment returned in the Superior Court (York County) defendant, Roger Denis, was charged with having burned, on or about August 22, 1971, the dwelling house of
“. . . Norma Denis, located on Sand Pond in Limington, Maine, property of the said Norma Denis.”
The indictment, as it appears in the record before us, bears the caption, “Indictment for Violation of 17 M.R.S.A. Section 161 (Arson (First Degree)).” 1
The defendant moved to dismiss the indictment (on grounds identified and discussed hereinafter). The presiding Justice denied the motion to dismiss. Upon motion of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Coates v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Erlenbaugh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Snyder v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Sacknoff v. SacknoffSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1932
- State v. BeckwithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1938
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- State v. CoriaWashington Supreme Court · 2002
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