Legal Opinion
State v. Tomah
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 28, 1991PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Justice.
Defendant Frederick Tomah appeals from his conviction of burglary, 17-A M.R. S.A. § 401 (1983), and theft, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 353 (1983), following a jury trial in Superior Court (Aroostook County, Pierson, J.). First, he claims error in the court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a search of his car conducted pursuant to a defective warrant. Next, he contends that comments made by the prosecutor in closing argument were improper and deprived him of a fair trial. We affirm the judgments of conviction.
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