State v. Drake

[¶ 1] Defendants Ronald Drake and Walter Hartford appeal from judgments entered in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Delahanty, J.) following jury verdicts finding them guilty of murder (17-A M.R.S.A § 201(1)(A) & (B) (1983 & Supp. 1998)) and robbery (Class A) (17-A M.R.S.A. § 651(1)(D) (1983)). Defendant Drake argues that the court erred in denying his request to suppress the videotape of his interview, and, in any event, erred in admitting portions of the videotape without requiring the jury to view the entire five and one-half hour recording. Defendant Hartford argues that the court…