State v. Lockhart

[¶ 1] Stephen Lockhart appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Warren, J.) following a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201QXA) (1983), amended by 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1) (Supp.2002). Lockhart contends the court erred by: (1) refusing to suppress the statements he made to police; (2) allowing the State to introduce evidence of an earlier incident of domestic violence involving the same vic- ' tim; (3) denying his motion for a mistrial in connection with evidence of the earlier domestic violence incident; (4)…