The York County Superior Court justice was confirmed on a 26-1 vote.
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Former Oxford County sheriff’s deputy loses court fight to be a certified officer
Stephen T. Witham had hoped to appeal the decision by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to bar him from law enforcement officer certification eligiblity.
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Posted inMaine, News
Judiciary Committee supports Maine Supreme Court nominee
Lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee voted 10-2 to recommend Superior Justice Wayne Douglas’ nomination to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Court vacates Peru man’s two life sentences in Paris murders
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court confirms Mark D. Penley’s two murder convictions, but overturns his sentences on appeal.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Religion & Values
Decades-old abuse claims against Portland diocese, once blocked, pour in after state law change
More than a dozen people once barred by statutes of limitations are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man seeks new trial in attempted murder case
Germaine Page says in his appeal that his constitutional rights were violated when he was convicted at an August trial.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine Supreme Court overturns attempted murder conviction in Aroostook County
The state’s highest court said an Aroostook County prosecutor was wrong to criticize the defendant for not testifying during his own trial and for implying the jury had a ‘duty’ to find him guilty.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court reviewing man’s murder conviction a 2nd time
This is not the first time the court has considered an appeal from Marcus Asante, whose overturned murder conviction in 2020 was the first in Maine since 2004.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Supreme Judicial Court may reconsider a legal protection against home foreclosure
The court could overturn previous rulings that barred mortgage companies from refiling cases in which they failed to present proper evidence.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Suspended Rumford lawyer appeals to state’s highest court
Seth Carey, a one-time candidate for district attorney, is seeking reinstatement of law license.