PORTLAND — A Lisbon man convicted of attempted murder of Auburn police argued through his lawyer Monday before the state’s highest court that he should be granted a new trial because his trial attorney had blocked him from testifying in his defense. Bartolo Ford, 57, was convicted by a jury in 2010 of aggravated attempted […]
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Lisbon man fails in bid for new trial on attempted murder conviction
AUBURN — A Lisbon man convicted of trying to murder local police in a 2008 high-speed chase lost his bid for a new trial when a judge denied his petition to overturn all but one of his convictions on related criminal charges at his 2010 trial. Bartolo Ford, 57, was convicted by a jury of […]
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PTSD expert says trial lawyer lacked understanding of disorder
AUBURN — A psychotherapist who specializes in treating veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder testified Wednesday that the defense attorney who represented a Lisbon man charged with aggravated attempted murder should have delved deeper into discussion of the disorder during questioning at his client’s 2010 trial. Bartolo Ford is serving a sentence of 20 years with […]
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Local attorney testifies as expert in Lisbon man’s bid for new trial
Bartolo Ford of Lisbon is seated with his lawyers, Jamesa Drake and David Bobrow, in Androscoggin County Superior Court during a hearing on Ford’s petition for post-conviction review. AUBURN — A local criminal defense attorney testified Friday that his legal strategy would have differed from that of the lawyer who represented a Lisbon man who […]
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Lisbon man seeks new trial, says lawyer was ineffective
AUBURN — A Lisbon man convicted at trial of aggravated attempted murder of a local police officer in 2010 argued Thursday that his legal counsel was ineffective in assisting him. Bartolo Ford took the witness stand in Androscoggin County Superior Court, something he said he’d wanted to do during the trial. The final day of […]
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Court upholds conviction for Lisbon man who rammed police cars with dump truck
PORTLAND — Maine’s highest court has upheld a 52-year-old Lisbon man’s attempted murder conviction for ramming a police officer’s cruiser with a dump truck during a chase. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday rejected Bartolo Ford’s appeal of his 2010 conviction. During trial, prosecutors said Ford fled from Auburn police after they confronted him […]