State v. Marichal — Maine high court upholds OUI conviction after trial continuance was denied
Case State of Maine v. Heather Marichal Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge STANFILL, C.J. Date Decided September 17, 2026
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State v. Bradbury — Maine’s high court affirmed sexual-touching and indecent-conduct convictions but ordered clerical corrections
Case State of Maine v. William Bradbury Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LAWRENCE, J. (Janet Mills, 2022) Date Decided
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State of Maine v. Footman — conviction vacated over inadmissible other-robbery evidence
Case State of Maine v. James R. Footman Jr. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge TAUB, J. Date Decided September
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State v. Hanson — Maine’s high court affirmed all sixteen domestic-violence-related convictions and the twenty-eight-year sentence
Case State of Maine v. Duane D. Hanson Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Lipez, J. Date Decided September 10,
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State v. Welsh — Vacated indecent-conduct conviction and remanded for new findings
Case State of Maine v. James Welsh Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Lipez, J. Date Decided August 27, 2026
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State of Maine v. Hart — conviction affirmed; no vindictive prosecution or Miranda error
Case State of Maine v. Robert J. Hart Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge STANFILL, C.J. Date Decided August 25,
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State of Maine v. Johnson — Drug-trafficking convictions and sentence affirmed
Case State of Maine v. Donte Johnson Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LAWRENCE, J. (Janet Mills, 2022) Date Decided
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State of Maine v. Peters — conviction for endangering a dependent person affirmed
Case State of Maine v. James Peters Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Stanfill, C.J. (appointment info not available) Date
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State of Maine v. Schnackenberg — Maine’s high court upholds murder conviction and 55-year sentence
Case State of Maine v. Jayme Schnackenberg Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Douglas, J. (appointment info not available) Date
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State v. Belony — Vacated conviction because suppression findings were inadequate
Case State of Maine v. Jeff Belony Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Mead, J. (appointment info not available) Date
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State v. Carter — Maine high court upholds life sentence for aggravated attempted murder
Case State of Maine v. Djvan Carter Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge MEAD (John E. Baldacci, 2007) Date Decided
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State v. Lee — Convictions affirmed despite two prosecutorial errors
Case State of Maine v. Nathan Lee Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LAWRENCE (Janet Mills, 2022) Date Decided August
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State v. Ali — Maine high court orders a new sentencing hearing after merged convictions
Case State of Maine v. Abdihamit A. Ali Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LIPEZ (Janet Mills, 2025) Date Decided
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State v. Witham — Affirmed the convictions but ordered merger and resentencing on duplicative counts
Case State of Maine v. Jeffery A. Witham Jr. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LAWRENCE (Janet Mills, 2022) Date
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State v. Marin — affirmed child-sex-abuse convictions and upheld admission of “Oh, Grandpa!” image
Case State of Maine v. Kenneth D. Marin Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LAWRENCE (appointment info not available) Date
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State v. Murray — Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirms sentence for child sex offenses, rejecting challenges based on intellectual functioning, double-counting, and proportionality
Case State of Maine v. Joseph M. Murray Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge MEAD (John E. Baldacci, 2007) Date
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State v. Truman — Maine’s top court affirms victim-tampering conviction, holds State need not prove underlying assault to establish “victim” status
Case State of Maine v. Steven A. Truman Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Douglas (Janet Mills, 2023) Date Decided
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State v. Cost — Maine high court affirms conviction where self-defense instruction was not warranted on criminal-threatening charge
Case State of Maine v. Thomas W. Cost Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge MEAD (John E. Baldacci, 2007) Date
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State v. Flynn — Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirms investor-fraud convictions for Icy Gulch Resources scheme
Case State of Maine v. Jody B. Flynn Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Connors (Janet Mills, 2020) Date Decided
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State v. Pelletier — Maine high court affirms sexual assault conviction, holds victim’s protest statements were not hearsay
Case State of Maine v. Jesse R. Pelletier Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge TAUB (Janet Mills, 2026) Date Decided
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State v. Pelletier — Victim’s Verbal Objections During Sexual Assault Are Not Hearsay
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed gross sexual assault convictions, holding that a bystander’s testimony about the victim’s verbal objections — “no,” “nothing’s happening,” and “I have a boyfriend” — was not hearsay because those statements were offered not for their truth but to prove the defendant’s awareness of the victim’s non-acquiescence.
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State v. Averill — Maine high court affirms manslaughter conviction and sentence in infant abusive head trauma death
Case State of Maine v. Trevor Averill Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Connors (Janet Mills, 2020) Date Decided May
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State v. Miller — Maine high court affirms conviction, holds sentencing court may rely on unsworn victim statements and uncross-examined expert report without violating due process
Case State of Maine v. Jacob Miller Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Douglas (Janet Mills, 2023) Date Decided April