Legal Opinion
State v. Wilbur
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 8, 1971PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBBER, Justice.
Defendant appeals from his conviction of the crime of murder. We will deal with the points of appeal in the order in which they are presented for our consideration.
“1. The Court erred in denying the Defendant-Appellant’s motion for a new trial.”
On the basis of circumstantial evidence and the admissions and confession of the defendant, the jury could properly have concluded that on January 30, 1966 one Claude Hebert was beaten to death by the defendant in Hebert’s motel room; that the defendant employed the use both of his fists and a blunt instrument to inflict bodily injuries…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- MacKey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hill v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- State v. MonroeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- James Lewis Cole v. L. v. Stevenson, Superintendent and Attorney General of the State of North Carolina, Rufus L. EdmistenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
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