Legal Opinion
State v. Lewis
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 17, 1977PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Chief Justice.
On the evening of January 20, 1974 Linwood Gott and Nathan Durgin were enjoying television at Gott’s home in Mechanic Falls. At approximately 10:00 p. m., there was a knock at the door and when Gott opened to see who was there, three men, James Sirois, Michael Edwards and Emile St. Pierre, rushed into Gott’s home and demanded money. While James Sirois held a sawed-off shotgun at Gott and Durgin, the other two intruders in true Hollywood style ripped the telephone off the wall and searched the victims and the house for valuables. The three robbers subsequently left with…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Kenneth George MontosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- People v. Rodney P.(Anonymous)New York Court of Appeals · 1967
- State v. LaffertySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- State v. MahaneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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