Legal Opinion
State v. Gervais
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 9, 1974PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Chief Justice.
On October 23, 1971 James P. Gervais, the defendant, was convicted by a Cumberland County jury of the crime of assault with intent to kill while armed with a dangerous weapon, in violation of 17 M.R.S. A., § 2656, 1 the victim of the assault being one Harold Sargent. Sentenced to a term in Maine State Prison of not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years, the defendant appealed from the judgment, raising a number of issues wherein he claims the lower Court committed error. Only two of the defendant’s points on appeal were briefed and argued to this Court. The…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Walder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- People v. ZerilloCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Brady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
- State v. O'ClairSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
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3Cited by29 opinions
- People v. MaerlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- State v. GoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- United States v. Michael J. Fields, United States of America v. James P. Bramble, United States of America v. Vincent MacPhersonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- State v. HaywoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
- State v. CugliataSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
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