Legal Opinion

State v. Waterman

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided May 25, 2010No. Docket: Oxf-09-417PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.

[¶ 1] Duane Christopher Waterman appeals from judgments entered and sentences imposed upon his conviction for two counts of murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2009), following a jury trial in the Superi- or Court (Oxford County, Cole, J.). Waterman contends that (1) there is insufficient evidence to support his convictions; (2) the court abused its discretion when it denied Waterman the opportunity to question witnesses on an alternative suspect theory; (3) the court misapplied principles of law when it set his basic sentences at life imprisonment; and (4) the court abused its discretion when…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. State v. HeweySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  3. State v. DechaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  4. State v. ShortsleevesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  5. State v. CooksonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State of Maine v. Arnold A. DianaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
  2. State v. MitchellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
  3. State of Maine v. Brian NicholsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  4. State v. FortuneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  5. State of Maine v. Jerry Lee AdamsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015

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