Legal Opinion

State of Maine v. Michael L. Kilgore

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 21, 2025No. Som-24-392PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2025 ME 81

Docket: Som-24-392 Argued: June 4, 2025 Decided: August 21, 2025 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, HORTON, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL L. KILGORE HORTON, J. [¶1] Michael L. Kilgore appeals from a judgment of conviction of assault on an officer1 (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 752-A(1)(A) (2025), entered by the trial court (Somerset County, Benson, J.) after a jury verdict. Kilgore contends that the court’s jury instructions contained two obvious errors of the same kind that led us to vacate…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. PabonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  2. United States v. MarcanoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  3. State of Maine v. Nicholas SextonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
  4. State of Maine v. Jason J. WeaverSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
  5. State of Maine v. Daniel C. BakerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State of Maine v. Allen James Jr.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2026
  2. State of Maine v. James PetersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2026
  3. State of Maine v. Jayme SchnackenbergSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2026
  4. State of Maine v. Timothy J. BurnsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2026

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