State v. Irving

[¶ 1] Nicholas Irving appeals from a judgment of conviction of manslaughter (Class A), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 203(1)(A) (Supp.2002), entered after a jury trial in Superior Court (Somerset, Marden, J.).1 The victim, Gary Massey, who was a passenger in Irving’s vehicle, died when the vehicle left the road and crashed into a tree. Irving argues that the court erred in (1) admitting the testimony of two State experts on the speed of Irving’s car; (2) allowing evidence of Irving’s use of a seat belt; and (3) allowing the State to show the victim’s photograph to the jury during its opening. We disagree…