Legal Opinion

State v. Tellier

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided May 28, 1987PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.

Richard Tellier appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the Superior Court, Cumberland County, upon a jury verdict of guilty of manslaughter, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 208 (1983 & Supp.1986). Tellier contends (1) that the trial court improperly excluded expert testimony offered to challenge the credibility of certain extra-judicial admissions of the defendant concerning the killing of Linda Russell, and (2) that he was deprived of a fair trial because certain portions of an exhibit were improperly read to the jurors during their deliberations. Because we agree with Tellier’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. DinitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. State v. TrueSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  3. State v. AnayaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  4. State v. FlickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  5. State v. BakerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Thorson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State v. DavisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. State v. MazerolleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  4. State v. MacDonaldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  5. Vent v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2003

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