Legal Opinion
State v. Lewis
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 17, 1979PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Justice.
Following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Cumberland County) the Defendant, Gerald Lewis, was found guilty of trafficking in prison contraband, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 757(1)(B). 1 From a judgment of conviction dated November 9,1978, the Defendant brings this appeal, challenging especially the introduction into evidence, over his objection, of a hypodermic syringe.
We deny the appeal.
The evidence discloses that the Defendant had been given a ninety day sentence in the Cumberland County Jail on an assault charge. While there, he obtained permission to participate in a work release…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Albert Lopez Gallego v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Graham v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
- State v. LaffertySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Ritter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
- United States v. De LarosaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- State v. MorrisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Bank of America, N.A. v. Scott A. GreenleafSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
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