Legal Opinion
State of Maine v. Jeffrey A. Cookson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 26, 2019PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:
2019 ME 30
Docket: Pen-18-258 Argued: February 4, 2019 Decided: February 26, 2019 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and CLIFFORD, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY A. COOKSON JABAR, J. [¶1] Jeffrey A. Cookson appeals from a judgment entered by the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Cole, C.J.) denying his motion for a new trial, which he brought pursuant to Maine’s post-conviction DNA analysis statute, see 15 M.R.S. §§ 2136-2138 (2018). [¶2] The focal point of this appeal is one of the “prerequisites” for obtaining…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cooper v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- State v. CooksonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
- United States v. Jeffrey R. MacDonaldCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Cookson v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
- Jeffrey A. Cookson v. State of MaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re Children of Danielle H.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
- In re Children of Troy H.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
- In re Children of Troy H.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
- COOKSON v. MAGNUSSONDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2020