Legal Opinion

State v. McEachern

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 25, 1981PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM * .

Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, Penobscot County, Richard McEac-hern was convicted of murder pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A). On this appeal, defendant contends that numerous errors occurred during the course of his trial including errors in evidentiary rulings, in jury instructions, in denial of a mistrial for allegedly improper argument by the prosecutor, and in denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal. We affirm the judgment.

From the evidence at trial, the jury would have been warranted in finding the following facts. The victim of the homicide, George…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. LagasseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. McCauleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
  4. People v. Chin HaneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Towle v. AubeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Myers v. FrazierWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. State v. LedgerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  3. State v. PuleSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  4. State v. PierceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  5. McEachern v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983

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