Legal Opinion

State v. Cook

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 18, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRODY, Justice.

Defendant Chester Cook appeals from his convictions of burglary, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 401 (1983 & Supp.1989), and assault, id. § 207, following a jury trial in Superior Court (York County, Broderick, J.). Cook contends that the court erred in failing to sever his trial from that of the co-defendant, Bruce Creeger; 1 admitting into evidence photographs not made available to Cook prior to trial; and denying his motion for acquittal on the burglary charge on the ground that the jury’s verdict lacked the support of sufficient evidence. We find no error in the court’s rulings and affirm…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. BarberCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
  3. State v. DechaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  4. State v. AndersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  5. State v. MillettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. DolloffSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  2. State v. MannionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  3. State v. TibbettsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  4. State v. PelletierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991

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