Legal Opinion
Cookson v. State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 3, 2011No. Docket: Pen-10-147.cPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
[¶ 1] In this post-conviction matter, Jeffrey A. Cookson challenges the decision of the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Cole, J.) denying his petition for DNA testing of items belonging to an alternative suspect in connection with Cookson’s 2002 conviction of two counts of intentional or knowing murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A) (1983).1 We vacate the decision and remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] On October 15, 2002, the court entered a judgment on a jury verdict finding Cookson guilty of two counts of knowing or intentional murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A), for causing…
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