Legal Opinion
State v. Christen
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 28, 2009No. Docket: Som-07-504PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
[¶ 1] Donald K. Christen appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Somerset County, Studstrup, J.) upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of aggravated marijuana cultivation (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 1105-D(1)(A)(3) (2008). Because there were no obvious errors in the court’s jury instructions and Christen’s right to receive a speedy trial was not violated, we affirm the conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] On November 10, 2004, the Somerset County Sheriffs Department executed a search warrant at Christen’s house in Madison and confiscated harvested marijuana and thirteen…
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