State v. Franklin

ROBERTS, Justice.

Linfield Franklin appeals from his conviction of murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A) (1983), following a jury trial in the Superior Court, York County. On appeal, the defendant argues that the Superior Court erred in refusing to suppress oral and written statements and in excluding testimony of an expert witness. Because we conclude that the Superior Court erroneously excluded the expert testimony, we vacate the judgment.

I

The evidence produced at trial would warrant belief in the following facts: Franklin is a 38-year-old unemployed machinist, working most recently as a taxi…