Legal Opinion
State v. Tardiff
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 20, 1977PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHIBALD, Justice.
The defendant has appealed his convictions, premised on jury verdicts, of two counts of breaking, entering and larceny (17 M.R.S.A. § 2103) and one count of breaking, entering with intent to commit larceny (17 M.R.S.A. § 754). The only issue presented by this appeal is whether the presiding Justice committed error in ruling that the defendant’s confession was made voluntarily and was, therefore, admissible at trial.
We sustain the appeal.
On October 6, 1975, three homes in Augusta were burglariously entered. Although police officials suspected that the defendant was involved…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Crooker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by47 opinions
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