State of Maine v. James D. Graham

[¶ 1] James D. Graham appeals from a judgment of conviction of attempted kidnapping (Class B), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 152(1)(B), 301(1)(B)(2) (2014), and assault (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 207(1)(A) (2014), entered in the trial court (Horton, J.) after a bench trial. Graham contends that the court erred in analyzing the defense of mental abnormality, see 17-A M.R.S. § 38 (2014), and that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We conclude that the court applied the correct analysis in determining whether evidence of a mental abnormality negated Graham’s culpable state of mind, and that…