Legal Opinion
State v. Rees
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 31, 2000PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWathen, C.J.
[¶ 1] The State appeals1 from an order of the Superior Court (Hancock County, Mead, J.) suppressing statements made by defendant. The court declined to And, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the statements were voluntary. The court’s ruling was based solely on defendant’s mental state and not on any improper police activity. Finding no error, we affirm.
[¶ 2] Defendant Frank Rees was indicted for manslaughter (Class A), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 203(1)(A) (Supp.1999), and aggravated criminal OUI (Class C), 29-A M.R.S.A. § 2411(6) (1996). The indictment was brought against defendant for causing the death…
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- State v. EastmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
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