State v. Holland

[¶ 1] Rory Holland appeals from a judgment of conviction and concurrent life sentences on two counts of intentional or knowing murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2011), entered in the Superior Court (York County, Cole J.) following a jury trial.

[¶ 2] Holland argues on appeal that the court erred in (1) denying Holland’s motion in limine seeking to admit evidence of the victims’ characters that may not have been known to Holland; (2) allowing into evidence a 2002 book that contained the Maine Criminal Code; (3) determining that there was sufficient evidence to disprove Holland’s claim of…