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Dechaine has been serving a life sentence for the killing of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in 1988, and is asking for a new trial based on DNA test evidence released two years ago.
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At issue is new and enhanced testing of DNA on several items recovered from the crime scene in Bowdoin, Maine more than three decades ago.
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A federal appeals court has apparently ended the appeals of Dennis Deschaine, convicted of the 1988 murder and sexual assault of Sarah Cherry, then a…
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PORTLAND, Maine - The Maine Supreme Court has denied another request from Dennis Dechaine for a new trial. Dechaine was convicted of the kidnapping,…
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PORTLAND, Maine - Maine's highest court has denied a request for a new trial from a man convicted of killing of a 12-year-old girl more than 20 years…
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By David Sharp, The Associated PressPORTLAND, Maine — The lawyer for a Maine man convicted of killing a girl in 1988 says DNA evidence is sufficient to…
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PORTLAND, Maine — The lawyer for a Maine man convicted of killing a 12-year-old girl in 1988 is appealing to the state's highest court.Steven Peterson,…