Legal Opinion
State of Maine v. Daudoit Butsitsi
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 3, 2013PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJabar, J.
[¶ 1] Daudoit Butsitsi appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the court (Horton, J.) following a jury trial for the intentional or knowing murder of his roommate. 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2012). Butsitsi argues that the trial court erred when it concluded that he waived his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and ordered him to answer a question posed by the State on cross-examination. We affirm the conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶2] On the evening of February 10, 2010, a resident of an apartment on Park Avenue in Portland was fatally shot while exiting his building.…
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