Legal Opinion
State v. Thongsavanh
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 30, 2007PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] Maine juries have twice convicted Brandon Thongsavanh of murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201 (1983 & Supp.2002), 1 for causing the death of Morgan McDuffee. We vacated the first conviction because the State was allowed to introduce unfairly prejudicial evidence at trial. See State v. Thongsavanh, 2004 ME 126, 861 A.2d 39. The second conviction, entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Gorman, J. ), is now before us. Thongsavanh argues that the court erred in failing to interpret the depraved indifference murder statute to require that the court give a jury instruction on criminally…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Colautti v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. HeweySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
- State v. CrockerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- State v. ArdolinoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. JonesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
- Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. v. Estate of FaulknerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
- State of Maine v. Roland L. CummingsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
- State v. AbodaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
- Alexandre v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2007
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.