State v. Rancourt

CARTER, Justice.

Following a three-week jury trial in the Superior Court (Kennebec County), the defendant, Louis Rancourt, II, was convicted of manslaughter. On appeal, the defendant contends that errors were committed in the jury voir dire examination, in evidentiary rulings during the trial, and in the jury instructions. We affirm the judgment below.

The defendant was charged with murder resulting from the May 10, 1980 killing of Stephen Quimby. The state attempted to show that the defendant knew the identity of his victim, and that a possible motive for the killing was the defendant’s belief…