Legal Opinion
State v. Boilard
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 15, 1985PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice.
Donald Boilard appeals from his convictions in the Superior Court (York County) on the charges of assault, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 207 (1983), and of obstructing government administration, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 751 (1983), both Class D crimes. On appeal, Boilard challenges the denial of his motion in the District Court (Kittery) to dismiss the charges against him, or to suppress evidence of the two crimes, because of the allegedly illegal police entry into his home which accounted for his confrontation with these public servants and led police to his arrest. We reverse the…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Welsh v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Vale v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by43 opinions
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