Gauthier v. State

[¶ 1] In 2006, Gary R. Gauthier Jr. and his co-defendant, Thomas Dyer, were each convicted of one count of murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A), (B) (2010), following a joint jury trial. After we affirmed their convictions, see State v. Gauthier, 2007 ME 156, 939 A.2d 77, Gauthier filed a petition for post-conviction review, claiming that he had been denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. The Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Delahanty, J.) denied Gauthier’s petition. On appeal, Gauthier contends that the court erred in finding that he received effective assistance of counsel. We…