STATE v. NIXON


599 A.2d 66 (1991)

STATE of Maine v. Daniel D. NIXON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided November 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Carpenter, Atty. Gen., Pamela Ames, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for the State.

Seth Berner, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD and COLLINS, JJ.


WATHEN, Justice.

Daniel Nixon appeals from a murder conviction resulting from a jury verdict in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brennan, J.). Defendant argues that the Superior Court should have suppressed a statement he made to the police after asserting his Miranda rights. Although we agree, we find that the error was harmless. We affirm the conviction, but we note that the sentence is clearly illegal and remand for resentencing.

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