Legal Opinion
State v. Murphy
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 25, 2010No. Docket: Cum-09-240PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] Morris D. Murphy appeals from a judgment of conviction of operating while license suspended or revoked (Class E), 29-A M.R.S. § 2412-A(1-A)(D) (2008), entered in the Unified Criminal Docket (Cumberland County, Beaudoin, J.) upon a finding of guilty by a jury. Murphy contends that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him by admitting in evidence, over his objection, a written certificate from the Secretary of State as prima facie proof that a notice of his suspension had been sent to him — a necessary element for conviction. Based on the United…
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