Legal Opinion
State v. Chaplin
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 16, 1973PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEATHERBEE, Justice.
The Defendant was convicted of manslaughter after a jury trial in Kennebec County. 1 His appeal raises several issues only one of which it will be necessary for us to consider as it requires that we sustain his appeal.
The testimony disclosed that the Defendant and his now deceased wife were again living together on the second floor of an apartment house in Gardiner following a week’s separation during which Mrs. Chaplin had instituted a divorce action. On the day of Mrs. Chaplin’s death, she was heard screaming for a woman friend who lived on the first floor. A few moments…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. CollinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- State v. McKeoughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- State v. RoweSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968
- State v. PriestSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1918
- State v. DipietrantonioSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1956
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. SampsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
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- State v. HunnewellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- State v. BoisvertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
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