Legal Opinion
State v. Keegan
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 30, 1972PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEATHERBEE, Justice.
The Defendant pleaded not guilty in the District Court to a complaint which charged him with assault and battery upon his then wife. After trial there he was found guilty and sentenced to serve 30 days in the County Jail. The Defendant filed an appeal to the Superior Court where he was again tried, de novo, this time before a jury. Before trial commenced the State was granted permission to amend the complaint by striking out all language which charged a battery. The jury found the Defendant guilty of assault and the Presiding Justice imposed a sentence of 60 days in the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Colten v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Francis T. Lemieux v. Allan L. Robbins, Warden, Maine State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
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