State of Maine v. Antoinne Bethea

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2019 ME 169

Docket: Pen-18-401 Argued: November 5, 2019 Decided: December 19, 2019 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and HUMPHREY, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. ANTOINNE BETHEA ALEXANDER, J. [¶1] Antoinne Bethea appeals from a judgment of conviction of manslaughter (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 203(1)(A) (2018), entered by the trial court (Penobscot County, A. Murray, J.) following a jury trial on an indictment for murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2018). Bethea asserts that the trial court (1) erred in its conduct of…