Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
State of Maine v. Aaron Aldrich
February 5, 20262026 ME 8
Summary
The court affirmed Aldrich's convictions for two murders and firearm possession, concluding that his post-arrest statement was not obtained through custodial interrogation, the evidentiary errors did not deprive him of a fair trial, and the jury instructions were proper. The court also upheld the concurrent life sentences because the sentencing court properly applied the governing two-step murder-sentencing process and did not clearly err in its factual findings or abuse its discretion. No separate opinions were filed.