State v. Knights

DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice.

The defendant, Herbert Knights, appeals his convictions after a jury trial in Superior Court, Penobscot County, on three counts of arson, Class A crimes, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 802 (1983 & Supp.1983-1984), contending 1) that the Superior Court erred in finding the defendant competent to stand trial, 2) that the Superior Court erred in denying the defendant’s motion to suppress his confessions to all three counts of arson, 3) that the State failed to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant’s defense of duress, and 4) that the State failed to establish the…