Legal Opinion

State v. Haji-Hassan

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 22, 2018No. Docket: Cum–17–139PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHumphrey, J.

[¶ 1] Abdirahman H. Haji-Hassan appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the trial court (Cumberland *147County, Warren, J. ) after a jury found him guilty of intentional or knowing murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2017). Haji-Hassan contends that the court abused its discretion and erred when it excluded evidence that the State of Maine's Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Mark Flomenbaum, had been removed from his former position as Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and erred when it instructed the jury on evidence of flight to avoid prosecution. Because the court…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. State v. DolloffSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  4. State of Maine v. John A. FahnleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  5. State v. AllenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006

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3Cited by17 opinions

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