Legal Opinion
State of Maine v. James E. Sweeney
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 10, 2019PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:
2019 ME 164
Docket: Fra-19-140; SRP-19-143 Argued: November 6, 2019 Decided: December 10, 2019 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and HUMPHREY, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES E. SWEENEY GORMAN, J. [¶1] James E. Sweeney appeals from a judgment of conviction of murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201 (2018), entered by the court (Franklin County, Stokes, J.) after a jury-waived trial. Sweeney argues that the court erred in admitting certain testimony given by the mother of the woman1 he killed; he also challenges his…
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