Legal Opinion
State v. Ernst
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 8, 1955PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTapley, J.
On exceptions and appeal. The respondent was tried for the crime of murder, before a jury, at the October Term, 1953 of the Superior Court, within and for the County of Kennebec and State of Maine. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter. The respondent was sentenced to a term of not less than two years and not more than four years in the Maine State Prison.
John Ernst, the respondent, is a chicken farmer living in Sidney, Maine and operating two chicken farms located on the West side of the Middle Road in Sidney and identified as the Upper Farm and the Lower Farm. He lives on the Lower…
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