Legal Opinion

State of Maine v. Keith Coleman

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 22, 2018No. Docket: Pen–17–35PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMead, J.

[¶ 1] Keith Coleman appeals from a judgment of conviction for three counts of murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2017), and one of gross sexual assault (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 253(1)(C) (2017), entered by the trial court (Penobscot County, A. Murray, J. ) following a jury trial; he also appeals his sentences of life imprisonment on each of the murder counts. See 15 M.R.S. §§ 2151, 2152 (2017) ; M.R. App. P. 20 (Tower 2016). 1 Coleman argues that the court (1) abused its discretion by limiting his cross-examination of the State's Chief Medical Examiner, (2) clearly erred by finding that the…

2Cases cited39 opinions

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