Legal Opinion
State v. Coombs
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 2, 1998PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1] Sandra E. Coombs appeals from the judgment of conviction entered in the Superi- *389or Court (Cumberland County, Crowley, J.) following a jury verdict finding her guilty of theft.1 On appeal, she challenges the order entered in the District Court (West Bath, Field, J.) denying her motion to suppress her confession. She argues that the court erred in finding that her confession was voluntary and that she waived her Miranda rights before she confessed. Finding no error, we affirm.
[¶2] The facts set forth in the record may be briefly summarized as follows: On December 16,…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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