Legal Opinion
State of Maine v. Richard A. Larsen Jr.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 28, 2013No. Docket Aro-12-64PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] We are called upon here to determine whether an out-of-court statement that incriminates both the nontestifying declarant and a defendant in a criminal trial is admissible in the defendant’s trial when the declarant asserts the privilege against self-incrimination and is unavailable to testify.
[¶ 2] Richard A. Larsen Jr. appeals from a judgment entered by the trial court (Hunter; J.) after a jury found him guilty of burglary (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 401(1)(A) (2012), and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 353(1)(B)(4) (2012), for taking building materials…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Gray v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- State v. MitchellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
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