Legal Opinion
State v. Jordan
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 14, 1998PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
[¶ 1] The State appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Saufley, J.) dismissing an indictment against George Jordan on the grounds that the indictment was moot. Jordan cross-appeals from the portion of the judgment denying his motion to dismiss the indictment on double jeopardy grounds. Because the court erroneously concluded that the indictment was moot, we vacate the judgment.
[¶2] In July 1994, Jordan was charged with one count of reckless conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon, 17-A M.R.S.A. §§ 211, 1252(4) (1983 & Supp.1997) and one…
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