Legal Opinion
State v. Beckus
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 28, 1967PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMSON, Chief Justice.
The respondent, Wayne E. Beckus, was indicted for and found guilty of the murder of Charles C. Black at the September 1964 Term of the Superior Court for York County. The sole basis for appellate review lies in the denial of the respondent's motion for change of venue made after indictment and before trial in October 1964.
The summary statement of the case in respondent’s brief reads in part:
“The crime alleged to have been committed was armed robbery of the First National Bank of Biddeford, South Berwick Branch. The State alleged that State Trooper Charles C. Black…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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- Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Turner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. IfillSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
- State v. GellersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- State v. LittlefieldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- State v. ClarkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
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