Legal Opinion
State v. Worrey
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 28, 1974PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEATHERBEE, Justice.
In the fall of 1972 the Defendant was indicted by a York County grand jury for a violation of 17 M.R.S.A. § 3151. 1 In late October of that year a jury sitting in Superior Court found the Defendant to be guilty of statutory rape. 2 From that judgment the Defendant has appealed to this Court. We deny his appeal.
The Defendant’s brief raises three issues for our consideration, each of which will be mentioned in turn.
1. The sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction
Initially, the Defendant asserts that the verdict of guilty is not supported by sufficient evidence to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- People v. RochaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Veney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- People v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- State v. NorthupSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. LeemanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Morelli v. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
- State v. GriffinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- State v. McDonoughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- State v. MannSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- State v. KelleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
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