Legal Opinion
State v. Garland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 6, 1984PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice.
The defendant, Robert Garland, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered against him in the Superior Court (Cumberland County) after a jury-waived trial for driving while a habitual offender, a Class C crime under 29 M.R.S.A. § 2298 (Supp. 1983-1984). Garland argues that the evidence of his habitual offender status was obtained as a result of an illegal seizure and detention of his person and should have been suppressed as requested by motion. We agree and reverse the judgment of conviction.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by25 opinions
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