Legal Opinion
State v. Dyer
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 4, 1977PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Chief Justice.
Following pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to an indictment charging him with the crime of attempted escape from the Cumberland County jail pursuant to former 17 M.R.S.A., § 1405, 1 the defendant, Charles Peter Dyer, was convicted of the charge by a Cumberland County jury. Sentenced to a term of not less than one year and not more than seven years in Maine State Prison, Dyer appealed to this Court. We deny his appeal.
Limitation of jury voir dire
During the voir dire examination of the jury by the presiding Justice, counsel for the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- People v. ColeMichigan Supreme Court · 1969
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