Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy will hold a hearing this month to determine how the state should remedy what she says is a violation of the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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Sidney homicide raises question: Why won’t authorities release victim’s name?
The attorney general’s office says it is not releasing the name of a 14-year-old boy found dead due to privacy concerns, but some lawyers and experts say they don’t buy that argument.
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Man shot, injured in Portland
The 37-year-old man was taken to Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Trump advisers accuse two Maine county jails of disobeying immigration law
America First Legal referred to Hancock and Cumberland counties as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions,’ but Cumberland County’s sheriff says the group is wrong and he follows the law.
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Westbrook man accused of murder caught on his own security camera talking about neighbor’s death
James Fowler told his girlfriend there was ‘a good chance that I’ll be in trouble’ after Robert Seger was taken to the hospital last month, according to court documents.
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Shots fired through front door of South Portland home
A shooting at the Redbank Village apartment complex left holes in the front door and bullets lodged in a living room wall.
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Portland police investigate shots fired at parked car
No injuries were reported, police say. The car had several bullet holes and 2 shattered windows, and shell casings were found nearby.
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Psychiatric evaluation ordered for central Maine murder suspect
Megan McDonald has been charged with knowing or intentional murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy found at her Sidney home.
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Man sentenced to 12 years for deadly shooting in Portland’s Parkside neighborhood
Tristin Chamberlain, 23, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the November 2022 death of Tyler Flexon.
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Public reprimand sought for Maine high court justice who didn’t recuse herself
The Committee on Judicial Conduct is also recommending a new group of judges be brought in to decide whether to sanction Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors, rather than a panel of her fellow justices.