State v. Gorman

[¶ 1] Jeffery Gorman appeals from the judgment of conviction for murder entered after a jury trial in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Mills, C.J.). The jury found him guilty of intentionally or knowingly causing the death of Amy St. Laurent pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A) (1983). 1 During the grand jury proceedings leading to Gorman’s indictment, Gorman’s mother testified that Gorman had confessed to her, and she related the details of that confession. At trial, Gorman’s mother testified that she had no memory of either the confession or the grand jury proceedings. Gorman asserts…