Legal Opinion
State v. Trott
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 31, 1972PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBBER, Justice.
Defendant appeals from a conviction of the murder of his grandfather, Charles H. Trott, a man 86 years of age. The jury could have found on the basis of direct and circumstantial evidence and reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom that on October 1, 1968, the day before this homicide occurred, the defendant was without funds; that he was served with a summons in a divorce action instituted by his wife; that, angered by this action, he formed the intention to travel from Eastport to Calais, to purchase a gun and thus armed, effect a confrontation with his wife; that he…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Turner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Bennett v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1965
- State v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1944
- Parker v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1964
3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. CollinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- State v. ReardonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- State v. BarlowSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. WallaceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
- State v. BunkerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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