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Maine’s criminal laws are almost always interested in what was going through your mind, when you’re accused of committing a crime. What you were thinking is a crucial element of many crimes in the state, and having what is called a “culpable state of mind” is required, in order to

Predictive Policing in Maine

The police keep trying to come up with newer and better ways of doing their jobs. In one sense, this is a good thing, because, in theory at least, they have the interest of the community in mind. In another sense, however, it seems that each and every new “development”

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The Fifth Amendment’s self-incrimination clause, as we discussed in our last blog post, only applies to “testimonial” evidence. This distinction means that you can be compelled by police to provide evidence against yourself if that evidence is “real” or “physical.” A recent case out of Minnesota reveals why this is

false allegations of sexual abuse in Maine

One unfortunate and unintended consequence of the recent but long-overdue clampdown on child sexual abuse offenders is the increase in the number of false allegations. As the crime of child sexual abuse becomes higher profile, it increasingly has nowhere to hide. More people are aware of it and recognize the

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