Legal Opinion
State v. Pratt
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 1, 1973PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEATHERBEE, Justice.
On January 13, 1971 the Grand Jury for the County of Cumberland returned an indictment against the Defendant for Sodomy (17 M.R.S.A. § 1001). The complainant was a nine-year-old boy. On September 30, 1971, trial was held and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Defendant’s court appointed counsel at trial, again appointed to represent Defendant here in this appeal, urges that the judgment of conviction should now be set aside on the grounds that 1) the verdict is against the weight of the evidence, and 2) that the Justice’s charge with regard to an essential element of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. CollinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- State v. PullenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- State v. McKeoughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. NorthupSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. GordonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- State v. CoteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- State v. EarleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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