Legal Opinion
State v. True
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 13, 1975PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEATHERBEE, Justice.
The Defendant, Robert A. True, was indicted by the Grand Jury, Penobscot Coun ty, for the commission of incest. 17 M.R. S.A. § 1851. 1 During the trial in Penobscot County, uncontroverted testimony was given stating that the alleged offense took place outside of Penobscot County, in Somerset County, but only seven paces from a Penobscot-Somerset County boundary marker.
The Defendant had made no pre-trial attempt to question venue but at the close of the State’s evidence, and again at the completion of all the evidence, his trial counsel moved for a judgment of acquittal…
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- Rusha v. LittleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- State v. DipietrantonioSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1956
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- In Re South Portland ShipyardUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1983
- Smith v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
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