Anthony and Michelle Sanborn lace up their skates Thursday at Rollodrome in Auburn, a day after a deal in his post-conviction review released him from the rest of his 70-year sentence. He said, “I woke up this morning and I thought, ‘I’m free, I don’t have to worry about going to the jail again.” (Joel […]
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Lewiston lawyer plays role in freeing murder defendant
PORTLAND — A Lewiston lawyer who worked with a defense team that on Wednesday secured the freedom of Anthony Sanborn Jr., who had been convicted in the murder of a 16-year-old girl, said the volume of evidence not shared with Sanborn’s trial lawyers was “monumental.” A judge re-sentenced Sanborn on Wednesday to time served, 27 years […]
Convicted murderer Anthony Sanborn to go free after serving 27 years
Anthony Sanborn sits in court while his attorney Amy Fairfield looks over paperwork at the Cumberland County Courthouse on the first day of Sanborn’s post-conviction review on Tuesday. PORTLAND — Convicted murderer Anthony Sanborn will go free, after serving 27 years in prison for the 1989 murder of 16-year-old Jessica Briggs. Attorneys for the state […]
Prosecution, defense focus on witness in Sanborn's conviction
Anthony Sanborn sits in court while his attorney Amy Fairfield looks over paperwork at the Cumberland County Courthouse on the first day of Sanborn’s post-conviction review on Tuesday. Sanborn was convicted for the 1989 murder of Jessica Briggs and served 27 years in prison before being released on bail because a key witness for the […]
Sanborn, bailed after 27 years in prison for murder, hopes to clear name
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man who was freed on bail after being in jail on a murder conviction for 27 years is returning to court. Tony Sanborn is due in court on Tuesday. His case is getting a new look because of new testimony from a witness and questions about the conduct of police […]
Case files in attic had evidence Sanborn’s defense team never saw
PORTLAND (AP) — A lawyer trying to overturn a decades-old murder conviction says case files recently returned to police by a retired detective contained critical evidence that was never shown to the defense. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2qsZOf2 ) the lawyer, Amy Fairfield, said in court filings that the boxes had been stored in […]
Judge sets bail for Anthony Sanborn 30 years after murder conviction
Anthony “Tony” Sanborn jr who was convicted of murder in -1989 is temporarily a free man. Judge to release him from prison on bail. pic.twitter.com/cpe9pNwvos — Sam Read (@SamWGME) April 13, 2017 PORTLAND — A judge has set bail for a Maine man who’s spent nearly 30 years in prison for a 1989 murder and […]