Legal Opinion
State v. Morton
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 9, 1972PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEATHERBEE, Justice.
On June 17, 1970 in the Superior Court of Kennebec County the Defendant was convicted of Uttering a Forged Instrument and on that same day he was sentenced to a term in the Maine State Prison. He filed a notice of appeal the next day and was granted a stay of execution of his sentence on June 25. On July 26. he escaped from the County Jail where he was still being held.
Defendant was apprehended and indicted and convicted by a jury of the crime of escape from jail (17 M.R.S.A. § 1405) and sentenced to a term in Prison for this offense. Through his court appointed attorney,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Smith v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1950
- State v. CoutureSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1960
- Hamner v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1966
- Duncan v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1962
- Fuller v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Helton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- State v. RogersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- State v. TibbettsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- State v. HealdSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. FlemmingSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
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