State of Maine v. Karl Maine

[¶1] Karl Maine appeals from a judgment entered by the Superior Court (York County, O’Neil, J.) following a jury verdict convicting him of one count of arson (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 802(1)(A) (2016). Maine argues on appeal that the trial court erred by admitting expert testimony concerning the cause of a fire that largely destroyed a diner run by Maine and by allowing an acquaintance of Maine to testify to statements made to Maine about how to start house fires, and that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support a guilty verdict. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶2] The jury could…