State of Maine v. Troy D. Hastey

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2018 ME 147

Docket: Aro-16-556 Argued: September 14, 2017 Decided: November 6, 2018 Revised: January 8, 2019; November 19, 2019 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and HUMPHREY, JJ. Majority: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, HJELM, and HUMPHREY, JJ. Dissent: JABAR, J. STATE OF MAINE v. TROY D. HASTEY HUMPHREY, J. [¶1] In this appeal we address the question of whether evidence of the factual circumstances underpinning a defendant’s prior manslaughter conviction is admissible to establish an…