Legal Opinion

State v. LaPlante

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 4, 1987PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLIFFORD, Justice.

The defendant, Michael Laplante, appeals a judgment entered by the Superior Court, Androscoggin County, on a jury verdict finding him guilty of armed robbery, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651(1)(E) (1983), 1 following a trial in February, 1987.

In his appeal, Laplante contends that 1) the motion justice erred in denying his motion to suppress, 2) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and 3) the trial justice erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the offense of receiving stolen property. We affirm the judgment.

The facts of the case are as follows. On November 11, 1986,…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. GulickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  2. Powell v. Secretary of StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  3. State v. IzzoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  4. State v. PowellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  5. State v. MoultonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997

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