State of Maine v. Kenneth Frisbee

[¶ 1] A jury found- Kenneth Frisbee guilty of three crimes involving sexual misconduct. During jury selection and the trial, a frequent and occasionally disruptive visitor to the Washington County Courthouse caused a brief distraction. Frisbee argues that the court (Washington County, Stokes, J.) should haye granted his motion for a mistrial because the presence and conduct of that spectator distracted one or more jurors. We address the competing interests that the court must balance in such a, situation, as well as the precautions taken by the court, to ensure that'Frisbee received a fair…