STATE v. THERIAULT


425 A.2d 986 (1981)

STATE of Maine v. Donald D. THERIAULT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided February 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles K. Leadbetter, Asst. Atty. Gen., (orally), Augusta, for plaintiff.

Franklin Stearns, (orally), Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and WERNICK, GODFREY, NICHOLS and ROBERTS, JJ.


GODFREY, Justice.

Convicted of murder in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A) (1980), defendant Donald D. Theriault appeals on two grounds: that the evidence showed him to be guilty only of manslaughter, and that he was improperly induced to make a confession.1 We affirm the judgment of conviction.

I.

Sufficiency of the Evidence

On July 14, 1979, Theriault went to Beech Ridge Speedway in Scarborough...

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