Legal Opinion
State of Maine v. Victoria Scott
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 9, 2019No. Docket: Wal-18-337PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissent: JABAR, J.
ALEXANDER, J.
[¶1] Victoria Scott appeals from a judgment of conviction for manslaughter (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 203(1)(A) (2018), entered in the trial court (Waldo County, R. Murray, J. ) after a jury trial. Scott challenges (1) testimony from two witnesses, (2) statements made by the State during its closing argument, (3) the sufficiency of the evidence, (4) the court's denial of her motion for voir dire and a new trial based on allegations of juror misconduct, and (5) her sentence.1 We affirm the judgment.
I. CASE HISTORY
[¶2] Viewing the evidence in the light most…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- State v. DolloffSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
- State v. PabonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
- State v. MichaudSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- State of Maine v. Antoinne BetheaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
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