93 Me. 208
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 25, 1899
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1899-10-25
On Exceptions by Dependant. Tbe defendant, who was indicted for the murder of Mary Tarlton at Kittery, on January 23, 1899, was found guilty by a jury trial at the following term in York county.
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Decided 1899-10-25
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently July 1963
3 state decisions
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¶1The instruction of the presiding justice, to which the respondent excepts, is in accordance with the law laid down by this Court in State v. Lawrence, 57 Maine, 574.
¶2We re-affirm the decision in that case, believing it to be sound in principle, and supported by the weight of authority in this country.
¶3Exceptions overruled. Judgment for State.