Legal Opinion
State v. Shortsleeves
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 30, 1990PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
John Shortsleeves appeals from the judgment entered and the sentence imposed upon his conviction of murder, 17-A M.R. S.A. § 201(1)(A) (1983), in the Superior Court (York County, Brodrick, J.). He contends that the court committed reversible error in admitting a medical examiner’s testimony that the large number of weapons used was consistent with two assail ants. He also challenges his life sentence. We affirm both the conviction and the sentence.
I. Facts
Shortsleeves gave a statement, recorded on video and audio tape, to the state police about his involvement in the killing…
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