Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 13, 1974PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DELAHANTY, Justice.

At the January term in 1973, a Somerset County jury convicted the Defendant of breaking, entering and larceny in the nighttime. Appellant seeks to raise four issues:

1. Whether the trial Justice erred in advising a prosecution witness during cross-examination that he could refuse to testify as to certain matters on the grounds that his testimony might tend to incriminate him?

2. Whether the Defendant was denied a fair trial in that he was prevented from conducting a complete cross-examination of a prosecution witness ?

3. Whether the words “A True Bill” set forth in the…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. Ullmann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. State v. DoughtySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  2. Surina v. BuckalewAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
  3. State v. AllenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
  4. State v. GoyetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  5. State v. GagnonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978

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