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BAR HARBOR — At their regular meeting last week, Bar Harbor Council members voted unanimously to appeal a Superior Court decision in the case of Good v. Town of Bar
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The Maine supreme court overturned a murder sentence because a judge spoke about whether the defendant's decision to go to trial reflected on whether he held remorse. Superior Court Justice William Anderson's comments about his sentencing “conundrum” represented a snag because defendants are not supposed to be punished for exercising their constitutional right to a trial, the supreme court said.
By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff
A judge who presided over the Queen City’s most horrific murder trial and whose decision over a transgender student’s access to a school bathroom helped change the law stepped down last week after nearly three decades on the bench.
Superior Court Justice William Anderson, who presided most often in Bangor and Dover-Foxcroft, retired Nov.