State of Maine v. Nicholas Sexton

[¶1] Nicholas Sexton appeals from a judgment of conviction of one count of murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2016), and one count of arson (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 802(1)(A) (2016), following a jury trial. A jury also found Randall Daluz, Sexton’s co-defendant, guilty of three counts of murder and one count of arson. 1

[¶2] Sexton contends that the trial court (Penobscot County, Anderson, J.) erred when it instructed the jury on the defense of duress only for the arson charge and not for the murder charges; erred when it denied his motion for relief from prejudicial joinder with Daluz; abused…