Legal Opinion

State v. Mahaney

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 1, 1981PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Justice.

Appellants were indicted in November, 1979 by a Grand Jury in Aroostook County for the 1974 murder of Randy Blanchard. 1 Venue having been transferred to Kenne-bec County, jury trial was held and both defendants were convicted of murder. This appeal follows their convictions. We deny the appeals.

The issues raised on appeal are: (1) whether defendants were unfairly restricted in their cross examination of a firearms expert; (2) whether the admission of statements of the deceased that he thought he was going to be killed was harmful error; (3) whether the court’s supplementary…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. United States v. Maurice RoseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. HindsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  2. State v. CadmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  3. Mahaney v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  4. State v. WilliamsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  5. State v. SpearinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984

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