Legal Opinion
State v. Hassan
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 6, 2018No. Docket: And–17–236PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
[¶ 1] The State of Maine appeals from a judgment of the trial court (Androscoggin County, Oram, D.C.J. ) denying its motion to reconsider the court's order dismissing, with prejudice, thirteen of the State's fifteen counts against Abdi A. Hassan as a sanction for the State's alleged discovery violation. The State argues that the court erred as a matter of law by concluding that it violated its discovery obligations. We agree that the State did not commit a discovery violation, vacate the judgment, and remand the case for trial.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] A grand jury indicted Hassan on December 4,…
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