SABATTUS — The state’s high court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a Sabattus woman who aided in her husband’s abuse of a pre-teenager. Christal Gagnier, 28, was convicted last year by a jury on felony charges of tampering with a victim and aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs. She was also convicted of a misdemeanor, […]
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Maine Supreme Court vacates Peru Board of Appeals decision against garage owner
PERU – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday vacated decisions made by the Peru Board of Appeals and the Oxford County Superior Court about the construction of a garage by resident Donald Paradis that was larger than permitted. In the ruling, the court said the Board of Appeals lacked jurisdiction to consider Paradis’ appeal […]
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Retiring justice calls for dramatic changes to Maine court system
BANGOR — Dramatic changes are needed to bring Maine’s court system into the 21st century, according to Warren Silver, who retired Dec. 31 after more than nine years as an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. “We have to reshape how the trial court system delivers justice in Maine,” Silver, 67, of Bangor […]
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Man stripped of lawyer right appeals
PORTLAND — A Maine man sentenced to seven years in jail after a judge stripped him of his right to a court-appointed lawyer is appealing his conviction to the state’s highest court. Maine Supreme Judicial Court officials say Monday that Joshua Nisbet of Scarborough is appealing. An official says it will be months before the […]
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Maine court rules parents don’t have to ‘monitor sleep patterns at a teenage sleepover’
PORTLAND — In a ruling that will have practical implications for parents throughout the state, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court refused to hold a North Berwick couple legally accountable for the serious injuries suffered in an accident by a young skateboarder they hosted for a sleepover the previous night. With the ruling, the court determined […]
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court announces new audio streaming service
PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court announced Tuesday it will make audio recordings of oral arguments in the cases before it available for streaming from the Maine Judicial Branch website for two weeks following the week of the arguments. The page is now live. The live streaming and the recent arguments will be available […]