Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 1, 1978PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHIBALD, Justice.
The Cumberland County grand jury returned the following indictment:
“The Grand Jury Charges:
On or about the sixth day of May, 1976, in the County of Cumberland, State of Maine, William T. Smith did cause the death of Michael G. Fitzgerald, intending to cause such death or knowing that death would almost certainly result from his conduct.”
This indictment is based on 17-A M.R.S.A. § 202(1)(A) as then enacted (Criminal homicide in the 2nd degree). 1 Following an instruction to the jury that 17-A M.R.S.A. § 204(1)(A) (Criminal homicide in the 4th degree) 2 was a lesser included…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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