Maine’s high court upholds conviction of man who illegally killed 2nd deer

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 7, 2024

Maine’s highest court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a man who illegally killed a second deer in 2019 and then claimed he faced a mistrial over evidence related to boot tracks in the snow. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the $1,500 fine and three-day jail sentence given to Richard Peters after a Penobscot County jury found him guilty last year of violating several state laws, such as hunting a deer after having already killed one during the open season.