State of Maine v. Jayme Schnackenberg

Summary

The court affirmed Schnackenberg’s murder conviction and fifty-five-year sentence. It held that the toxicology issue was unpreserved and revealed no obvious error, the skull photographs were properly admitted under the balancing test for relevant evidence, and the self-defense instructions accurately stated Maine law. The court also upheld the sentence, concluding that the sentencing court properly considered domestic violence, victim impact, and other aggravating and mitigating factors without impermissible double-counting.