Legal Opinion

State v. Dawn

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 7, 1988Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Earl L. Dawn and Philip A. Lewis appeal from judgments entered by the Superior Court, Kennebec County, on jury verdicts finding them guilty of criminal trespass, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 402(1)(D) (1983). Contrary to the defendants’ contentions, we conclude that the trial justice acted within his discretion when he refused to conduct individual interviews during his voir dire of prospective jurors, State v. Lambert, 528 A.2d 890, 892 (Me.1987); that, when read as a whole, the jury instructions on the elements of the offense were adequate, and *835the trial justice did not err in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. BarrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  2. State v. LambertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
  3. State v. BeathemSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984

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