Duxbury v. State

Stephen Michael Duxbury appeals the judgment entered following a jury trial in which he was found guilty as charged of first-degree murder, attempted sexual battery with physical force, and burglary of an occupied dwelling with assault or battery. Duxbury was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder and attempted sexual battery, together with another fifteen-year prison term for the burglary. The victim was a young woman who lived in the multi-story condominium building, Uptown Place, where Duxbury was a security guard. Duxbury claims that the trial court…