Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 10/29/1982
State v. Lovely
Citations
- 451 A.2d 900
- 1982 Me. LEXIS 801
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- vacating a judgment where the court rejected defendant’s voir dire question without inquiring about the reason for which it was requested
- vacating a judgment where the court rejected defendant's voir dire question without inquiring about the reason for which it was requested
- vacating the court’s judgment where the court denied the defendant's request for voir dire aimed at a type of bias that was directly intertwined with the charges alleged against him and failed to develop factual circumstances about the request prior to making a judgment
- acknowledging the undeniable “stigmatization of homosexuals in our society” and concluding that the trial court was required to inquire about anti-gay bias during jury voir dire when the evidence suggested that the defendant had been a patron of a gay bar
- acknowledging the undeniable “stigmatization of homosexuals in our society” and concluding that the trial court was required to inquire about anti-gay bias during jury voir dire when the evidence suggested that the defendant had been a patron of a gay bar
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Judges: McKusick, Godfrey, Nichols, Roberts, Carter, Viol-Ette, Wathen
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