Legal Opinion
State v. Cannell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 20, 2007PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford, J.
[¶ 1] Jeffrey A. Cannell appeals from a judgment of conviction for the threatening display of a weapon (Class D), 25 M.R.S.A. § 2001 (1988), 1 and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209(1), 1252(4) (2006), entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, J.) following a jury-waived trial. Because we agree with Cannell’s contention that the court failed to properly evaluate his asserted defense of justification for his use of physical force, we vacate the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, see…
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