Legal Opinion
Lang v. Murch
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 31, 1981PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Justice.
On May 16, 1978, a Piscataquis County jury found the Petitioner, Robert W. Lang, guilty of unlawful sexual contact in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255(1)(C). The Superior Court thereupon entered a judgment of conviction and sentenced the Petitioner to eleven months in the county jail. On appeal to this Court he alleged that his conviction was entered upon the verdict of a prejudiced jury. We affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court and concluded that he waived his right to challenge the composition of the jury by not objecting at voir dire and that he also presented an…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by32 opinions
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