Legal Opinion
State v. Dilley
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 8, 2008PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] Jon F. Dilley shot his mother and his wife to death in the presence of his nine-year-old daughter and six-year-old son. Dilley did not deny shooting the two victims. Rather, the pivotal issue at trial was Dilley’s state of mind at the time he committed the crimes. Dilley now appeals from judgments of conviction and from his sentences for two counts of manslaughter (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 203(1)(A) (2007), entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Maréen, J.) upon a jury verdict of guilty, arguing that (1) the court erred in admitting testimony regarding a conversation he had…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. ArdolinoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
- State v. LewisohnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- State v. LedgerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- State v. SweetSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- State v. PrewaraSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
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3Cited by9 opinions
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