Legal Opinion

State v. Gervais

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 6, 1978PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WERNICK, Justice.

A two count indictment returned on March 8, 1977 accused defendant James P. Gervais of having committed, on or about February 15, 1977, the crimes of Burglary in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 401 (Class B) and Theft in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 353 (Class C). The charges arose from a burglary perpetrated on February 15, 1977 at the home of Richard and Bonnie Anderson in Falmouth, Maine. Defendant was tried before a jury in the middle of February, 1978 and found guilty of each count of the indictment. Appealing from the judgments of conviction, defendant asserts as claims of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. State v. ToppiSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
  3. United States Fo America v. Orville J. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  4. State v. ParkinsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  5. Quarles v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. State v. RandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  2. State v. OldakerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. LaudarowiczSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1997
  4. State v. HowesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  5. State v. TraftonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981

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