Legal Opinion
State v. Simpson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 16, 1971PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHIBALD, Justice.
The Defendant was indicted, tried and convicted of murder, from which conviction he seasonably appealed. The Points of Appeal raise four issues: 1) The refusal of the Presiding Justice to grant a motion for judgment of acquittal; 2) The verdict is contrary to the weight of the evidence; 3) The verdict is not supported by substantial evidence; 4) The Court erred in giving the following instructions to the Jury:
“Now, the fact that the crime of robbery was in process of being committed, or was actually consummated, is of no consequence as to Mr. Simpson unless at the time of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LowrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- State v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1944
- State v. CummingsHawaii Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. BoisvertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1967
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. AndersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- State v. GoodallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- State v. ThibodeauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- State v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- State v. DevoeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
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