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A Maine man has been arrested and charged in connection with a murder and sex assault from 1986 in southern Connecticut. Statutes of limitations for criminal charges often have exceptions for certain types of crimes, with murder and sex offenses being some of the most common categories of excluded offenses.

When discussing criminal offenses, one must take into account the classification of the crime, standards of proof, factual elements of the conduct and state of mind if the crime is mens rea offense, as well as defenses available to the defendant. Many of these terms are confusing to lay people

A young Knox County man was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of his best friends. The State argued that Mr. Bryant’s actions constituted reckless conduct and were a gross departure from normal behavior. Mr. Bryant contended that the shooting was an accident and that it happened while he

Three Different Models of OUI Breath Testing Devices Used in Maine

In a recent blog post, we explained how – technically speaking – there’s no such thing as a “breathalyzer.” Instead, the word “breathalyzer” is a brand name for some of the chemical breath testing machines on the market used in determining a driver’s blood alcohol level, much like a Kleenex

A policeman with a breathlyzer approaching a women in a car, representing how one can benefit from calling a Portland criminal defense lawyer.

Breath testing devices are a huge part of enforcing Maine’s laws for driving under the influence (DUI). Unfortunately, when you start delving into how they work, it’s clear that they’re not actually scientific or reliable: They need constant recalibration or their results get skewed, Police can manipulate results by, for

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