The York County Superior Court justice was confirmed on a 26-1 vote.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Court considers sentence remedy after judge’s error in central Maine shootout case
Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced in March to decades in prison for the 2019 shooting and police chase that began in Waterville, but a judge’s procedural error has led the court to reconsider the sentence.
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Chief Justice says Maine’s justice system is failing
Maine courts need 280 additional full-time defense lawyers to manage caseload of state’s poor, official says.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Suspended Rumford lawyer appeals to state’s highest court
Seth Carey, a one-time candidate for district attorney, is seeking reinstatement of law license.