MEAD, J. [ 1] John C. Thomas Sr. appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the Superior Court (Knox County, Hjelm, J. ) following his conditional nolo contendere plea to possession of oversize lobsters (Class D), 12 M.R.S. 6431(1) (2007), 1 and to taking of lobsters by unconventional method (Class D), 12 M.R.S. 6432(1) (2007). 2 Thomas argues that: the court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the State did not have jurisdiction to enforce its lobster laws...
MEAD, J. [ 1] Richard M. Dalli appeals from the sentence imposed by the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J. ) following his guilty plea to an information charging him with manslaughter (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. 203(1)(A) (2009). The court sentenced Dalli to thirty years' imprisonment, with all but twenty years suspended, and four years of probation. Dalli contends that the court misapplied principle in setting a basic sentence and abused its discretion in arriving at a maximum and...
LEVY, J. [ 1] Thomas H. Mitchell Jr. appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Jabar, J. ) upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of the 1983 murder of a woman in her Fayette home. Having considered the issues raised by Mitchell, we address two in this opinion: (1) whether the court erred or abused its discretion in excluding evidence of an alternative suspect, and (2) whether the admission of evidence arising from an autopsy of the victim violated...
