Legal Opinion
State v. DeLong
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 28, 1983PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
During a jury trial in Superior Court (Penobscot County), the presiding justice found the defendant in this appeal, Tammy DeLong, in direct contempt of court and sentenced her to seven days in the Penob-scot County Jail. The defendant appeals the action of the trial justice. We deny the appeal.
Tammy DeLong, age 15, is the alleged victim of gross sexual misconduct and unlawful sexual contact by her adoptive father, Larry DeLong.. Tammy DeLong testified on the State’s behalf before the grand jury and at a hearing on a motion to suppress. On August 18, 1982, Tammy DeLong was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Ex Parte TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Groppi v. LeslieSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gendron v. BurnhamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1951
- I. Charles Baker v. Thomas S. Eisenstadt, Sheriff of Suffolk CountyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
- In Re Grand Jury ProceedingsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- People v. DixonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
- Doe v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- State v. CampbellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
- State v. WilloughbySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
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