Legal Opinion
State v. Kelley
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 31, 1973PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERNICK, Justice.
Before a jury in Lincoln County Superi- or Court defendant was given a consolidated trial upon two separate indictments each charging defendant with the unlawful killing of a human being in manner punishable as “murder” — one indictment alleging the unlawful killing of Abbie Simmons and the other of Marion Yeaton, her daughter. On July 7, 1971 the jury returned verdicts that defendant was guilty of the felonious homicides to be punished as “murder.” Defendant has appealed from the judgments of conviction.
Evidence adduced at the trial would warrant a reasonable fact-finder in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. CollinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- State v. WardwellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1962
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3Cited by10 opinions
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