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STATE v. COBURN

724 A.2d 1239 (1999)

1999 ME 28

STATE of Maine v. Theresa COBURN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided February 11, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Anderson, District Attorney, Julia A. Sheridan, Asst. Dist. Atty., Portland, for State.

Matthew B. Nichols, Boulos & Nichols, Saco, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, SAUFLEY, ALEXANDER, and CALKINS, JJ.

SAUFLEY, J.

[¶ 1] Theresa Coburn appeals from a judgment entered in Superior Court (Cumberland County, Crowley, J.) denying her motion for a judgment of acquittal or, alternatively, for a new trial. On appeal, Coburn contends that the Superior Court erred when it refused to grant her motion for a new trial after the jury received extraneous information during its deliberations. We agree and vacate the judgment.

I. Background

[¶ 2...

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