State v. Sprague

MeKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Defendant Henry Sprague appeals from his conviction for homicide in the second degree under former 17-A M.R.S.A. § 202(1)(A) 1 (repealed and replaced by P.L. 1977, ch. 510, § 39) on the following grounds: (1) the presiding justice erred in admitting certain evidence under the “dying declaration” exception to the hearsay rule; (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s finding that defendant possessed the requisite “mens .rea”; (3) the presiding justice erred in failing to adopt defendant’s proposed instructions regarding self-defense; and finally, (4) the…