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- Title: State v. Chesnel
- Author : Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- Release Date : January 29, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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Revised 8-11-99 Argued: June 8, 1999 ¶1 Brad Chesnel appeals from the judgments entered in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Delahanty, J.) following a jury trial at which he was found guilty of murder in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A) (1983)1 and robbery (Class A) in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651(1)(E) (1983).2 Chesnel contends that the trial court erred by: (1) denying his motion for a change of venue because of the publicity surrounding the homicide and a previous aggravated assault for which he pled guilty; (2) denying his motion to sever the trial; (3) denying his motion for a new trial based on assertions of juror misconduct; (4) failing to grant a mistrial when the prosecutor allegedly asserted personal opinions during closing arguments; and (5) admitting hearsay statements of the deceased. After review of the issues raised, we affirm. I. CASE HISTORY