Legal Opinion
State v. Wardwell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 21, 1962PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSiddall, J.
In the early morning hours of March 6, 1960, the respondent’s home was destroyed by fire. The respondent and two of his children escaped the flames. The body of an adult female, burned beyond recognition, was found on a bed in the easterly section of the house. After an investigation the respondent was arrested and charged with murder. He was convicted of murder after trial by a jury, and, after verdict, seasonably filed a bill of exceptions containing twenty separate exceptions. After denial of a motion for a new trial by the presiding justice, respondent appealed.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- State v. WrightSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1929
- State v. HumeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1951
- State v. PriestSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1918
- State v. BobbSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1942
- State v. DuguaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1962
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3Cited by30 opinions
- State v. AndersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- State v. WarnerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1967
- State v. AllenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- State v. WilburSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- State v. StinsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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