Maine’s supreme court has affirmed the murder conviction of a Portland man who fatally shot a man in 2014 and then fled the state.
Abdirahman Haji-Hassan of Portland contended that the trial judge erred by limiting some testimony and in instructions to the jury.
Abdirahman Haji-Hassan of Portland, shown in court in 2014, was found guilty of murder in 2016 in the shooting death of 23-year-old Richard Lobor in Portland. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected his appeal this week. Staff photo by Derek Davis
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected his appeal on Thursday.
Police say Haji-Hassan shot Richard Lobor, 23, during a dispute at another man’s apartment in Portland. Police say Lobor had stepped in between Haji-Hassan and a man who were arguing. Hassan is serving a 39-year sentence.
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