Legal Opinion
State of Maine v. Jason C. Cote
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 25, 2017No. Docket: Som-16-66PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJabar, J.
[¶ 1] Jason C. Cote appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the trial court (Somerset County, Horton, J.) after a jury found him guilty of one count of murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2016). Cote argues that (1) the motion court erred in denying his motion to suppress in part; (2) the State’s attorney committed prosecutorial misconduct when she referenced Cote stomping on the victim’s head in both her opening statement and closing argument; and (3) there was insufficient evidence in the record upon which the jury could find him guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- State v. MichaudSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
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