Legal Opinion

State v. Libby

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 29, 1988PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Defendant Jeffrey Libby appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County) entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A) (1983). Defendant challenges 1) the Superior Court’s denial of his motions to suppress physical objects obtained from a warrantless search and statements he made to the police after invoking his right to counsel, 2) the admission of certain evidence, 3) the court’s refusal to give requested jury instructions with regard to the manner and cause of the victim’s death, 4) the State’s proof of the corpus…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Oregon v. BradshawSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonUtah Supreme Court · 1991
  2. State v. DischerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  3. State v. BickartSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  4. State v. LarsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  5. State v. CottonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996

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