The justices also dismissed the former Windham man’s contention that court restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic unfairly affected his sentencing hearing.
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Court upholds 48-year prison sentence for Marissa Kennedy’s mother
Sharon Kennedy, who was known as Sharon Carrillo at the time of her arrest and conviction, was sentenced in Waldo County to 48 years in prison for murdering her 10-year-old daughter.
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Friend of woman slain in York raising money to support her three children
The body of Rhonda Pattelena was found Friday afternoon on Short Sands Beach, and her domestic partner has been charged with murder.
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Maine man accused in 1986 Connecticut killing indicted on child porn charge
Marc J. Karun of Stetson, who was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor, also faces murder and kidnapping charges in connection with the slaying 35 years ago of an 11-year-old girl.
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Homicides in Maine decreased slightly in 2020
Maine State Police reported 20 cases of murder or manslaughter last year, slightly lower than in recent years, except 2018.
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Portland man who murdered partner appeals for shorter sentence
Lawyers for Anthony Leng argued before the state’s highest court Wednesday that the 40-year sentence he got for killing his longtime partner, Sokha Khoun, was incorrectly decided.
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Extradition delayed for suspect in 2016 Portland shooting death
Aristotle Stilley, 22, who is charged with murder in the case, will serve a 240-day sentence in a California jail for drug possession before he is sent back to Maine.
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Little revealed about man arrested in California in 2016 Portland slaying
Police gave no hints Wednesday of how they linked 23-year-old Aristotle Stilley, formerly of South Portland, to the killing of a man in a Gilman Street apartment.
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The Maine Millennial: We can end domestic violence
There are short-term and long-term strategies that could deliver us from an age-old problem.
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South Thomaston woman sentenced to 38 years for murder of 83-year-old Owls Head woman
Sarah Richards, who has a lengthy criminal record, pleaded guilty in April to killing Helen Carver with a snow shovel and stealing her debit card.