Legal Opinion
State v. Linscott
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 1, 1980PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLASSMAN, Justice.
The defendant, Kenneth Linscott, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Knox County, following a jury trial, adjudging him guilty of arson, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 802. The primary issue raised on this appeal is whether, by reason of two prior trials ending in mistrials, the defendant has been twice in jeopardy in violation of the double-jeopardy clauses of the Maine and United States Constitutions. We vacate the judgment of conviction.
On October 17, 1977, the defendant was indicted for arson for the burning of a barn in Thomaston, Maine. On May 2, 1978, a jury was drawn,…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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