State v. Bates

[¶ 1] Foster Bates appeals from a judgment of conviction for murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201 (1983 & Supp.2002), and gross sexual assault (Class A), id. § 253 (Supp.2002), entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Crowley, J.) after a jury trial. 1 Bates contends that the court erred in jury selection by allowing persons who had read a newspaper article about the murder to sit on the jury. He also challenges the admission of testimony from his ex-wife concerning his conduct on the evening of the murder, and he argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions. Bates…