STATE v. DECHAINE


572 A.2d 130 (1990)

STATE of Maine v. Dennis J. DECHAINE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided March 15, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Tierney, Atty. Gen., Wayne S. Moss (orally), Eric Wright, Asst. Attys. Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Thomas J. Connolly (orally), Portland, George Carlton, Bath, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.


CLIFFORD, Justice.

Dennis J. Dechaine appeals from the judgments of the Superior Court (Knox County, Bradford, J.) entered on the jury verdicts finding him guilty of intentional or knowing murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A) (1983), depraved indifference murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(B) (1983), kidnapping, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 301(1)(A) (1983), and two counts of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(B) (1983 & Supp.1988). Dechaine...

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