Legal Opinion

State of Maine v. Eric Anderson

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 22, 2016No. Docket: Ken-15-619PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJabar, J.

[¶ 1] Eric Anderson appeals from a conviction entered by the trial court (Kenne-bec County, Mullen, J.) of two counts of unlawful trafficking in schedule W drugs (Class B), 17-A M.R.S. § 1103(1-A)(A) (2015), following a jury trial. He contends that the court erred in allowing the jury to consider evidence of prior bad acts, and improperly instructed the jury on aceom-plice liability and constructive possession. He also contends that the evidence was insufficient to convict him of the two counts as charged. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] “Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. United States v. Ruben Ortiz, A/K/A Ruben Ortiz De Jesus, United States of America v. Felix Nunez, A/K/A Felix Nunez MolinaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  2. State v. GervaisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  3. State v. GellersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
  4. State v. ShumanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  5. State v. NasonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985

16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State of Maine v. Damien OsbornSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2023
  2. State of Maine v. Todd J. PerkinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  3. State v. PerkinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  4. State of Maine v. Thomas FergusonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  5. State v. FergusonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API