State v. Doody

WERNICK, Justice.

Defendant Michael Doody has appealed from a judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Aroostook County) on the verdict of a jury finding him guilty of the “intentional or knowing” killing of his mother-in-law, Norma Bennett, in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A).

We deny the appeal and affirm the judgment of conviction.

On the evidence the jury was justified in finding the following facts pertaining to the killing of Norma Bennett.

The relationship between defendant and Norma Bennett was one of bitterness and confrontation. Defendant believed that his…