The defense tries to refute a state official’s testimony that 20 Noyes St. was run as a rooming house and lacked adequate detection systems and escape routes.
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Portland man pleads guilty to running illegal elver trade
Prosecutors say Yarann Im and his Maine Eel Co. illegally trafficked hundreds of pounds of valuable baby eels.
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Charge dropped against Maine state trooper accused of criminal mischief
Trooper Michael D. Lane, 28, of Lyman was issued a summons about 2 a.m. Sept. 2 in Saco, but authorities have not said why he was charged or what led to the dismissal.
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Supreme Court declines to hear Scarborough man’s appeal
Joshua Nisbet had been ordered by a Maine judge to defend himself after five previous attorneys withdrew from the armed robbery case.
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Federal court rejects Dennis Dechaine’s final appeal of murder conviction
Dechaine, convicted of the 1988 killing of Sarah Cherry, was denied an appeal Monday before a three-judge panel in Boston’s First Circuit, marking the end of a 27-year campaign for a retrial.
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Stolen handgun recovered from Sanford pawn shop, 2 charged
The 9 mm semiautomatic Smith & Wesson was reported stolen Aug. 23.
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New York man charged in Biddeford killing held without bail
Timothy Ortiz, 20, who is accused of murder in the shooting death of Jonathan Methot, enters no plea in York County Superior Court in Alfred.
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Prosecutor: Landlord rented out ‘death traps’ in house where fire killed 6
Gregory Nisbet’s defense disputes the state’s allegation that the building was being used as a rooming house, which requires additional alarms and fire security.
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Trial will ask whether Portland landlord is at fault in fire deaths
It would be a first in Maine if Gregory Nisbet is convicted of manslaughter over building conditions, and many will be monitoring the case closely.
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Thieves skimming data from York County ATM users, sheriff warns
Sophisticated devices are found at bank locations in Wells, Sanford and Waterboro.