Legal Opinion
State v. Tauvar
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 1, 1983PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
Timothy Tauvar appeals a judgment of conviction for criminal trespass, Class E, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 402(1)(D) (1983), following a jury trial in Superior Court, Hancock County. Because we sustain the defendant’s challenge of the jury instructions concerning “lawful order,” we vacate the judgment.
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On August 30, 1981, the Jehovah’s Witnesses were to conduct their scheduled morning meeting, the “Public Talk” and the “Watch Tower Study,” which was open to the public. These meetings were announced in the local newspaper as public gatherings. Between 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- O'BRIEN v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- State v. ThibeaultSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- State v. TulloSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- State v. GordonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Snead v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Alexis v. McDonald's Restaurants of Massachusetts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- State v. DyerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
- Tauvar v. Bar Harbor Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 1986
- State v. ArmenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
- State v. ChiapettaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
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