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Attorney argues 40-year sentence for Old Orchard Beach murder was too high
Dustan Bentley pleaded guilty to the murder of William Popplewell and received the maximum sentence possible under his plea agreement.
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Joseph Mekonis, attorney for Dustan Bentley, speaks with his client during his sentencing hearing in York County Superior Court in Alfred in October. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
A lawyer for an Old Orchard Beach man convicted of murdering his roommate in 2019 asked the state’s highest court on Thursday to overturn his 40-year sentence because the court relied too heavily on comparable cases that went to trial, instead of ending with a guilty plea like this one.
Updated May 19
Portland detective reveals trail of clues leading to arrest in 2016 cold case killing
In a bail hearing Wednesday, police describe the investigation that led to Aristotle Stilley, who is charged with murder in the 2016 shooting death of David Anderson in the city s West End.
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A Portland police detective described for the first time on Wednesday how a report of a stolen gun led to a murder charge against a 24-year-old man accused of a fatal shooting in Portland’s West End in 2016.
But there was no suggestion about a motive behind the shooting during a bail hearing Wednesday in Superior Court in which a detective laid out the years of investigative work, including assistance from state and federal law enforcement, that led to the charges.
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