Legal Opinion
State v. Baldwin
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 6, 1973PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
This appeal from a judgment entered upon a finding of guilty of the crime of rape (17 M.R.S.A. § 3151) raises an important issue of first impression in this State.
The trial was held before a single Justice of the Superior Court, a trial by jury having been waived.
Although several points of appeal are noted and were argued before us, we find one issue determinative of the appeal.
Our decision on this issue requires that the appeal be sustained.
Discussion will be confined to the one dispositive issue.
We are satisfied that jurisdiction of the State of Maine to prosecute the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. Dominick Sabella and Charles LacasciaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
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