Legal Opinion
State v. Watson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 2, 1995PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
Charles Watson appeals from the judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (York County, Cole, J.) following a guilty plea to theft by deception in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A § 354 (1983) (Class B). Watson contends that his conviction should be vacated because he was not brought to trial within 180 days from the time he requested immediate disposition of charges brought against him. See 34-A M.R.S.A. § 3042 (1988). Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.
On February 25, 1993, Watson was charged by complaint with two counts of theft by deception. At that time,…
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