Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
State of Maine v. Richard Peters
May 7, 20242024 ME 33
Summary
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Richard Peters’s convictions for hunting a deer after having killed one and unlawful possession of wild animals, rejecting his challenges to the denial of a mistrial, the adequacy of the bill of particulars, the jury instructions, and the double‑jeopardy claim. The court also held that the trial court correctly applied Rule 38(d) in amending the stay of execution and remanded for consideration of reinstating the original alternative‑sentencing stay.