Legal Opinion
State v. Hardy
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 25, 1985PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
Hillard Hardy appeals from his conviction, after a jury trial in Superior Court, Hancock County, of arson in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 802 (1983) for setting fire to a restaurant he owned in Orland, Maine. Hardy contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial judge committed error on a number of evidentiary rulings. In addition, he contends that the sentence imposed after his conviction was illegal. We affirm the judgment of conviction, but vacate the sentence imposed.
Upon the evidence at trial the jury could find the following…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. LeClairSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- State v. AlleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- State v. KeeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- State v. BunkerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- State v. BeaudoinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
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