Legal Opinion
State v. Michaud
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 5, 1984PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice.
The defendant, Reginald Michaud, appeals a conviction for terrorizing, a Class D crime, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 210 (1983), 1 follow- mg a jury trial in Superior Court (Aroos-took County). He contends, first, that the indictment charging him with terrorizing was constitutionally insufficient, and, second, that the justice presiding at his trial committed manifest error in instructing the jury as to the elements of the offense. We agree with the defendant’s second contention, and, therefore, vacate his conviction.
On July 8, 1982, Reginald Michaud was indicted for…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bollenbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- State v. PierceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- State v. WrightSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1929
- State v. CharetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
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3Cited by22 opinions
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