Legal Opinion

State v. Dwyer

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 22, 2009No. Docket: And-08-709PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.

[¶ 1] Richard Dwyer appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Dela-hanty, J.) after a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2008); 1 gross sexual assault (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 253(1)(A) (2008); 2 and robbery (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(D) (2008). 3 The court sentenced Dwyer to life on the murder count, and concurrent terms of thirty years on the Class A counts. We affirm the judgment and Dwyer’s sentence.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] Viewing the evidence admitted at trial in the light most favorable to the State, see…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. State v. ShortsleevesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  3. Searles v. Fleetwood Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  4. State v. SchmidtSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  5. State v. BruzzeseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. ReeseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
  2. State v. AddisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2013
  3. State v. MitchellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
  4. State v. EricsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  5. State of Maine v. Kristina I. LoweSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015

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