Legal Opinion
State v. Atwood
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 18, 2010No. Docket: Som-09-148PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] Shannon R. Atwood appeals from a judgment of conviction of murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2009), entered in the Superior Court (Somerset County, Dela-hanty, J.) after a jury-waived trial before the court (Mills, /.). Atwood argues that: (1) the court erred by denying his motion for a new trial because the presiding justice did not recuse before finding Atwood guilty; and (2) the court abused its discretion by considering inadmissible hearsay evidence at the trial. We affirm Atwood’s conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] Viewing the facts in the light most favorable to the State, the court…
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