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.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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No prison for two men tied to 2018 Lewiston-Auburn pot conspiracy
Men from Greene and Lewiston appeared Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland.
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Asked to testify, Houlton man linked to guns used in Canada’s worst mass shooting says, ‘I can’t do it’
Documents released by the Canadian Mass Casualty Commission detail conversations between Sean Conlogue of Houlton and investigators examining the fatal shootings of 22 people in Nova Scotia.
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As Winthrop shooting death case takes turn, officials say shooter who killed man not charged
One woman was arrested recently on felony murder charges in the shooting death of Joshua Martin in a Winthrop mobile home in 2020 while another woman arrested on that charge previously pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Tuesday.
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Portland man arrested, charged with domestic violence assault and arson
Marcus Trusty, 46, is accused of setting fire to a Pembroke Street apartment building on Sunday night.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Classes to resume today at Maranacook Community Middle and High Schools after threat suspect identified
Classes were canceled for Monday after a threatening text message prompted officials to close the high school and middle school campus on Halloween.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Staff at youth prison slept in empty inmate housing between long shifts
Employees at Long Creek Youth Development Center were allowed to sleep in a housing unit meant for female inmates so they could cut down on long commutes.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Too many cases. Too few lawyers. Maine courts stretch to find available defense attorneys
The state’s chief judge for superior courts says courts are unable to find a defense lawyer with ‘disturbing frequency’ for the state’s poor.
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Man stabbed, another arrested after altercation in Monument Square
The man, who was not named, was transported to Maine Medical Center with a non-life threatening injury. Another man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault.
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Maine man killed in Florida in random attack
Police in Clearwater Beach said Jeffrey Chapman, 49, of Bangor, died after being accosted while he was bicycling.