Legal Opinion
State v. Morton
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 29, 1979PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Following a jury trial in Somerset County, to which venue was transferred by consent of the parties pursuant to Rule 21(b), M.R.Crim.P., defendant Thomas Morton was convicted of two counts of felonious homicide, 17 M.R.S.A. § 2651 (repealed P.L. 1975, c. 499, § 15), for the murders of Florence and Joaquin Bettencourt. 1 On appeal, defendant raises numerous claims of error. We deny the appeal.
Around 8:30 p. m. on December 9, 1973, a power failure in Liberty, Maine, left both the home of Florence and Joaquin Betten-court and Mr. Bettencourt’s nearby used clothing store…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Texas v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Alexander v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- People v. MendezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. CrockerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- State v. RandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- State v. DechaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
- State v. LeClairSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- State v. LedgerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
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