Legal Opinion
State v. Curtis
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 5, 1979PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Defendant Robert A. Curtis, Jr., has appealed from his convictions in Knox County for burglary 1 and theft 2 (Class B) on two separate occasions, one at the home of Ralph Copeland in Friendship on January 4, 1977, and the other at the home of Arthur Swanson in Cushing nine days later. The first pair of indictments was tried before the Superior Court without a jury, and the second, with a jury. At both trials the prosecution relied heavily upon confessions allegedly made by the 19-year-old defend ant at the Thomaston State Police Barracks on May 16, 1977, the day of his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State v. InmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
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