Legal Opinion
State v. King
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 6, 1977PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DELAHANTY, Justice.
On November 19, 1975, in a jury-waived trial, defendant Michael E. King was found guilty of violation of 21 M.R.S.A. § 1580(8), forgery of an absentee ballot. Defendant seasonably submitted motions for judgment of acquittal, new trial and arrest of judgment pursuant to M.R.Crim.P. 29, 33, and 34 respectively. He appeals from denial of these motions.
We sustain the appeal.
In the June, 1974 primary election in Somerset County, defendant’s wife, Ruth King, and the then County Attorney’s wife, Sonja Veilleux, opposed one another for the Democratic nomination for County…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- State v. CharetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
- Smith v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1950
- State v. ThibodeauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- State v. MunseySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1916
- State v. BeckwithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1938
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. PorterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- State v. MyrickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- State v. ThorntonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
- State v. DaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- State v. MahoneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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