Legal Opinion
State of Maine v. Kristina Lowe
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 31, 2013No. Docket Oxf-13-4PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] Eighteen-year-old Kristina Lowe lay in the hospital, sedated, frostbitten, immobilized, and severely injured when a Maine State Police trooper, without providing Miranda warnings, questioned her about the car accident that caused Lowe’s injuries. After a pause in the questioning, during which the trooper received more information about the crash, the trooper told Lowe that two of her friends who had been in the backseat of the car were dead, and that a fourth person was likely the front seat passenger. The trooper urged Lowe to tell the truth about who was driving.
[¶ 2] The State…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Roylee Russell MartinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- State v. BleylSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- State v. WARRIORSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012
- State v. CaouetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State of Maine v. Karl v. KittredgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
- State of Maine v. Luke A. BryantSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
- State of Maine v. Kristina I. LoweSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
- State of Maine v. Andrew J. KiersteadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
- State of Maine v. Gregory S. OlahSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018
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