Legal Opinion
State v. Aubut
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 14, 1970PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
After conviction of the crime of uttering a forged instrument (17 M.R.S.A. 1501), the defendant has appealed. Several points of appeal are urged:
1. The Court erred in refusing to disqualify itself as being prejudiced towards the appellant by making his bail, pending trial in an excessive and oppressive amount, to wit, from $1,000 in District Court to $10,000 at arraignment, the Court well knowing of defendant’s lack of assets.
A careful review of the record reveals these facts: On September 17, 1968, the defendant was in Court with his privately-retained attorney. Upon…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. WarnerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1967
- Patterson v. RossignolSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968
- State v. MerrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1939
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- State v. JacquesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
- State v. DeMatteoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973