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Maine Supreme Judicial Court Reverses Denial of Suppression Motion and Vacates Murder Conviction

Article • November 15, 2021 • from CLN December, 2021

Filed under: Unjust Conviction Statute, Motions To Suppress

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Reverses Denial of Suppression Motion and Vacates Murder Conviction by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine reversed the denial of Bruce Akers’ motion to suppress and vacated his murder conviction. On June 9, 2016, Akers called the local sheriff’s office and …

Study: Bloodstain Pattern Analyses Display Alarming Lack of Accuracy

Article • October 15, 2021 • from CLN November, 2021

Filed under: junk science

Study: Bloodstain Pattern Analyses Display Alarming Lack of Accuracy by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. In the summer of 2000, after discovering his wife and two small children fatally shot in the family’s car inside their garage, former Indiana State Trooper David Camm was arrested and charged with …

Reese v. Liberty, ME, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force, 2021

Brief • September 10, 2021

Filed under: Excessive Force

Reese v. Liberty, ME, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force, 2021 RELEASE AGREEMENT 1. In exchange for a payment of $115,000 and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby aclmowledged, Geoffrey Reese ("Releasor"), on behalf of himself and his successors, assigns, heirs, and agents, hereby releases …

HRDC v. Kennebec Co, et al, ME, Appeal, Public Records.

Filing • July 27, 2021

Filed under: Public Records, PLN Litigation, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

HRDC v. Kennebec Co, et al, ME, Appeal, Public Records.

Maine Supreme Court: Counsel’s Introduction of Victim’s Video Interview with Police Was Not ‘Sound Trial Strategy,’ Constituted IAC

Article • June 15, 2021 • from CLN July, 2021

Filed under: Per se ineffectiveness, Confessions and Statements of Defendant

Maine Supreme Court: Counsel’s Introduction of Victim’s Video Interview with Police Was Not ‘Sound Trial Strategy,’ Constituted IAC by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Concluding that counsel’s trial strategy of introducing a child victim’s interview with police “extremely damaging” to the defense, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled that …

News in Brief

Article • March 15, 2021 • from CLN April, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: A federal jury awarded a man who suffered severe head and face injuries in an encounter with a San Diego detective $1.5 million in November 2020. San Diego’s City Council, meanwhile, is expected to “approve a $2.5 million settlement, the money awarded by the jury …

News in Brief

Article • February 15, 2021 • from CLN March, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy Sukhdeep Gill, 27, was arrested in January 2021 for faking his own shooting and alleging he’d been a victim in a drive-by shooting while on patrol, according to thefreethoughtproject.com. He was charged with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime, …

First Circuit Joins Sister Circuits Holding Hobbs Act Robbery Conspiracy not Crime of Violence for 924(c)

Article • February 15, 2021 • from CLN March, 2021

Filed under: Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence, Non-violent offenses, Hobbs Act

First Circuit Joins Sister Circuits Holding Hobbs Act Robbery Conspiracy not Crime of Violence for 924(c) by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery is not a valid offense to allow a conviction for use …

Maine Supreme Court: SORNA Ruled Ex Post Facto Punishment for Defendant

Article • November 15, 2020 • from CLN December, 2020

Filed under: Ex Post Facto, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act

Maine Supreme Court: SORNA Ruled Ex Post Facto Punishment for Defendant by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso In a decision issued August. 13, 2020, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court held that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999 (“SORNA of 1999”) was unconstitutionally applied to a defendant in …

Reese v. Liberty, ME, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2020

Brief • November 2, 2020

Filed under: Excessive Force

Reese v. Liberty, ME, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2020 Case 1:18-cv-00421-JDL Document 70 Filed 11/02/20 Page 1 of 19 PageID #: 462 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE GEOFFREY REESE, Plaintiff, v. RANDALL LIBERTY, as Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner, MATTHEW MAGNUSSON, as Maine State Prison Warden; and MICHAEL BURNS, …

News in Brief

Article • September 15, 2020 • from CLN October, 2020

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: Marissa Cruz and Paea Tukuafu filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of San Jose police in August 2020, claiming they were “battered and bruised” by cops and subject to unreasonable search and entry. The two were celebrating ahead of Cruz’s 22nd birthday at …

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Vacates Conviction on Double Jeopardy Grounds

Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020

Filed under: Double jeopardy, Sexual Abuse/Harrassment/Exploitation

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Vacates Conviction on Double Jeopardy Grounds by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine vacated one of Ronald Paquin’s convictions for gross sexual misconduct on double jeopardy grounds and ordered the trial court to enter a judgment of acquittal on three additional …

Sparks v. Mills, ME, Complaint, Jobless Benefits, 2020

Brief • June 2, 2020

Filed under: Work Release

Sparks v. Mills, ME, Complaint, Jobless Benefits, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-00190-LEW Document 1 Filed 06/02/20 Page 1 of 19 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE MARC SPARKS, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated Plaintiffs v. JANET MILLS, in her official capacity …

Maine Supreme Court Declares Blood Draw Statute Unconstitutional, Overruling Cormier

Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020

Filed under: Blood, Fourth Amendment, rights

Maine Supreme Court Declares Blood Draw Statute Unconstitutional, Overruling Cormier by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Maine declared 29-A M.R.S. §§ 2522(2) and 2522(3) facially unconstitutional, overruling State v. Cormier, 928 A.2d 753 (Me. 2007). Randall J. Weddle was pinned inside the cab of his tractor-trailer …

Maine police officer decertifications

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Maine police officer decertifications Maine Criminal Justice Academy Board Cases - 2008 Last Name Case Number First Name Agency I I I' 1 2008-001 Abbot Lyndon Sanford PD 2 .2008-002 Leahy Edward Wilton PD 3 2008-003 Donahue 'Thomas Houlton PD i ' Date Director Copy of File DateCRC Notified with …

Sixth Amendment Center, the Right to Counsel in Maine, 2019

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Counsel - Right to

Sixth Amendment Center, the Right to Counsel in Maine, 2019 The Right to Counsel in Maine EVALUATION OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE MAINE COMMISSION ON INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES April 2019 6AC SIXTH AMENDMENT CENTER The Right to Counsel in Maine: Evaluation of Services Provided by the Maine Commission on Indigent …

Maine DOC - Legacy Inmate communications 2017-2022 rates

Kickback publication • March 4, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Maine DOC - Legacy Inmate communications 2017-2022 rates AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE SERVICES (BP54-IT) Advantage CT#: 03A 2017011 I *2095 RIDERB-IT METHOD OF PAYMENT AND OTHER PROVISIONS 1. AGREEMENT AMOUNT: The "per minute" Call Rates and Commission Rates under this Agreement are delineated as follows: Telephone Call Rate Inter national Rate …

Maine DOC - Legacy Inmate communications 2017-2022 contract

Kickback publication • March 4, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring

Maine DOC - Legacy Inmate communications 2017-2022 contract AdvnntngcCT#: 03A 201701 lf'2095 STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF CORRESTIONS Agreement to Purchase Services THIS AGREEMENT, made this 3rd day of January. 2017, is by and between the State of Maine, Depa11ment of Corrections, hereinafter called "Department," and Legacy Inmate Communications, located …

Maine Supreme Court Rules Double Jeopardy Bars Re-Use of Evidence at Second Trial After Acquittal Based on Same Evidence at First Trial on Different Charges

Article • January 18, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019

Filed under: Double jeopardy

Maine Supreme Court Rules Double Jeopardy Bars Re-Use of Evidence at Second Trial After Acquittal Based on Same Evidence at First Trial on Different Charges by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine held that double jeopardy barred the use of the same evidence used in …

Maine Supreme Court: State Must Provide Evidence to Support Probation Revocation

Article • February 16, 2018 • from CLN March, 2018

Filed under: Probation, Criminal Procedure

Maine Supreme Court: State Must Provide Evidence to Support Probation Revocation by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The State carries the burden of proving that a probationer has violated his probation in order to support a revocation of probation, the Maine Supreme Court held on December 12, 2017. Cory Kibbe …