STATE v. WHITE


460 A.2d 1017 (1983)

STATE of Maine v. Francis W. WHITE, Sr.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Tierney, Atty. Gen., Wayne S. Moss (orally), James McKenna, James M. Bowie, Linda S. Crawford, Matthew F. Dyer, Asst. Attys. Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Goodspeed & O'Donnell by Joseph M. O'Donnell (orally), David A. Cloutier, Augusta, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and GODFREY, ROBERTS, CARTER, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ.


VIOLETTE, Justice.

After a jury trial in Superior Court, Knox County, Francis White, Sr. was found guilty of the murder, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A) & (B), of his two-month old son, Francis, Jr. On appeal, White raises numerous claims of error. We affirm his conviction.

FACTS

In April 1980, Francis White, Jr. was born to defendant and Margo McKenna, an unmarried couple living together in Gardiner. Early on the morning of June 11, 1980, White...

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