Legal Opinion
State v. Birmingham
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 2, 1987PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Kenneth Birmingham appeals from his conviction of murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A) (1983), by the Superior Court (Penobscot County) after a jury-waived trial. Birmingham contends that his police station confession was involuntary and should have been suppressed and that the State adduced insufficient evidence that he had acted intentionally and knowingly in killing Sherri Spofford. We find no merit in either contention.
Evidence adduced at trial permitted the Superior Court justice to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Birmingham, distraught over the engagement to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- State v. MikulewiczSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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