STATE v. FRANKLIN


478 A.2d 1107 (1984)

STATE of Maine v. Linfield FRANKLIN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Tierney, Atty. Gen., Anita M. St. Onge (orally), Rae Ann French, Fernand Larochelle, Charles K. Leadbetter, Asst. Attys. Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Jeffco, May & Smart by Stephen T. Jeffco (orally), Stephen D. Mau, Portsmouth, N.H., for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, WATHEN, and GLASSMAN, JJ.


ROBERTS, Justice.

For the second time Linfield Franklin appeals from a conviction of murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A) (1983), based upon a jury verdict in Superior Court, York County. On appeal he argues (1) that the admission of testimony concerning evidence that was lost prior to trial denied him a fair trial and violated due process of law; (2) that the court erred in admitting certain hearsay testimony; (3) that he was prejudiced by a testimonial reference...

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