Legal Opinion

State v. Pritchett

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 14, 1973PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEBBER, Justice.

Charged with an unlawful sale of Heroin, the defendant Pritchett was convicted by a jury in March, 1972. His appeal raises several issues for review.

Change of Venue

On January 14, 1972 counsel for defendant filed a motion for change of venue. This motion was denied on March 9, 1972. The defendant now contends that he was summarily denied the opportunity for hearing on this motion. The record fails to support this contention and fails also to demonstrate or even suggest that defendant was prejudiced in any way by retention of venue in Androscoggin County where the crime was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. State v. AllenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
  3. State v. BobbSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1942
  4. State v. CloutierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
  5. State v. BerubeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. DesjardinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  2. State v. ArmstrongSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
  3. State v. GordonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
  4. State v. BowmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  5. State v. WarrenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973

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