Legal Opinion
State of Maine v. Neil T. MacLean
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 7, 2025No. Som-24-390PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:
2025 ME 71
Docket: Som-24-390 Argued: June 4, 2025 Decided: August 7, 2025 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and HORTON, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. NEIL T. MACLEAN LAWRENCE, J. [¶1] Neil T. MacLean appeals from a judgment of conviction of one count of attempted murder and two counts of arson entered by the trial court (Somerset County, Benson, J.) following a jury trial. On appeal, MacLean argues that the court committed obvious error by failing to sua sponte instruct the jury on the defense of abnormal…
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