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· 2/7/1996

State v. Marden

Citations

  • 673 A.2d 1304
  • 1996 Me. LEXIS 86

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that \opinion testimony that ... is not within the common knowledge of an ordinary person ... may not be given by a lay witness\
  • finding that defendant’s post-Miranda “no comment” responses were not unambiguous invocations of the right to remain silent when defendant did not state that he wished for interrogation to end
  • allowing fact finder to draw reasonable inferences from circumstantial evidence that victim put in fear without direct evidence of victim’s fear
  • \The weight to be given to the evidence and the determination of witness credibility are the exclusive province of the jury.\
  • “No judge should preside in a case in which he is not wholly free, disinterested, impartial and independent.” (quotation marks omitted)
  • “No judge should preside in a case in which he is not wholly free, disinterested, impartial and independent.” (quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Wathen, Glassman, Clifford, Rudman, Dana, Lipez

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