FARMINGTON — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday, June 12, in the state’s appeal of a ruling that overturned a Madrid Township man’s conviction of sexual abuse of a minor. Arguments are scheduled for 10:40 am. at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. A Franklin County jury found John Fahnley, 63, […]
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High court rejects Sabattus woman’s appeal
SABATTUS — The state’s high court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a Sabattus woman who aided in her husband’s abuse of a pre-teenager. Christal Gagnier, 28, was convicted last year by a jury on felony charges of tampering with a victim and aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs. She was also convicted of a misdemeanor, […]
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Convicted murderer denied parole
WARREN — A Maine man convicted of killing an 18-year-old woman more than 40 years ago has lost a bid for parole. Michael Boucher is one of only four prisoners in Maine who are eligible for parole, which was eliminated in Maine in 1979. His bid for parole was rejected after a hearing Thursday at […]
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Wisconsin man convicted of drunken-driving homicide that killed Rumford woman in 2011
DARLINGTON, Wis. — A Shullsburg, Wis., man was convicted of three felonies in Lafayette County Circuit Court on Tuesday in Darlington for a 2011 crash that killed a 21-year-old Rumford woman. In a report published Thursday in the Wisconsin State Journal, a jury found Kyle Monahan, 24, guilty of homicide by intoxicated use of a […]
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Lisbon man seeks new trial in attempted murder case involving Auburn cop
PORTLAND — A Lisbon man is hoping the state’s highest court will vacate his conviction for trying to kill Auburn police by ramming a dump truck into a cruiser during a high-speed chase in 2008. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, acting as the law court, heard oral arguments on the case Tuesday. Bartolo Ford was […]