Randy Marquis, now 44, had asked that his conviction be overturned; but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the finding in a decision published Tuesday.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Saco teen pleads guilty to reduced charge following Westbrook stabbing
Justin Neves, 19, initially was accused of harming someone with a knife, but that charge was dropped and he is serving 90 days for assault and violation of a condition of release.
Police fill 2 U-Hauls with items believed stolen by Thomaston man
Joshua Vandine is accused of cutting the padlocks off storage units to take the contents inside.
State police stop tractor-trailer driver twice in three days
Ralph Toro had been barred from operating a truck in any state.
Former C.N. Brown store manager pays restitution for theft
Lisa Parent, 49, was the only one who had a combination to the safe, a prosecutor says.
Auburn man charged with sexually abusing boy over 3-year period
A police affidavit says Joseph Poulin sexually abused the boy on several occasions, sometimes while the boy was in bed.
Man, 82, indicted in crash that caused woman to lose both legs
Robert Carson of Portland is charged with felony counts of driving to endanger and driving after his license had been revoked.
Madison farmer whose cow was fatally shot reopens snowmobile trail
The Abnaki Sno Riders club announced the reopening on its Facebook page, and the club secretary said wardens have leads on the shooting.
Winthrop man accused of leading police on second high-speed chase in 2 weeks
Roland Pelletier, 62, was arrested Sunday after the chase ended on a dead-end road in Monmouth.
Pair held on Waterville drug trafficking charges near ‘safe zone’
Jahsun Campbell and Shantasia Bethea-Lucas had initial court hearings Monday in Augusta on charges of selling crack cocaine on Summer Street.