Legal Opinion
State v. Gordon
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 17, 1974PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERNICK, Justice.
An indictment returned (on June 27, 1972) by a Cumberland County Grand Jury to the Superior Court charged defendant, Richard John Gordon, with having committed the crime of “armed robbery” in violation of 17 M.R.S.A. § 3401-A. 1 A separate indictment accused defendant of having, with intention to kill, assaulted a police officer, one Harold Stultz. Defendant was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to each charge. Upon motion by the State, and over defendant’s objection, the presiding Justice ordered a single trial on the two indictments. The trial was before a jury. On the…
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