Legal Opinion
State v. Coburn
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 11, 1999PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, J.
[¶ 1] Theresa Coburn appeals from a judgment entered in Superior Court (Cumberland County, Crowley, J.) denying her motion for a judgment of acquittal or, alternatively, for a new trial. On appeal, Coburn contends that the Superior Court erred when it refused to grant her motion for a new trial after the jury received extraneous information during its deliberations. We agree and vacate the judgment.
I. Background
[¶ 2] In January 1998, Theresa Coburn was tried by a jury and found guilty of a single count of operating under the influence of alcohol. The State presented the following evidence in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Tanner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. Enver CalbasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Gary CheyenneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Patterson v. RossignolSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968
- Forney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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3Cited by11 opinions
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