PARIS — A superior court justice sentenced Duane Waterman, 33 of Sumner, to two concurrent life sentences Thursday during a hearing at the Oxford County Superior Court.
Waterman was found guilty by a jury in June for killing two men in July 2008.
Timothy Mayberry, 50, of West Paris and Todd Smith, 43, of Paris were shot to death at Mayberry’s Tuelltown Road home on the evening of July 25.
Four relatives from each of Mayberry and Smith’s families spoke in support of Assistant Attorney General Andrew Benson’s recommendation that Waterman be sentenced to life in prison. Defense lawyer John Jenness Jr. recommended a term of 40 years in prison. Waterman’s grandmother also spoke on his behalf, and a letter from his mother was read to the court.
Justice Roland Cole agreed with Benson that a life sentence was appropriate based on Benson’s arguments that Mayberry’s murder was premeditated and that Waterman intended to kill Smith when he found him at the property.
Cole also denied Jenness’s motion that Waterman be acquitted or given a new trial. Jenness said he will appeal both the conviction and the sentencing.
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- In this 2008 Sun Journal file photo Oxford County Corrections Officer Dana Dillingham, right leads Duane Waterman out of Oxford Superior Court after his initial appearance Tuesday morning in connection with the murders of Timothy Mayberry, 50, of West Paris, and Todd Smith, 43, of Paris. Their bodies were found at Mayberry’s residence on July 26.
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- Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Duane Waterman shows no emotion as he listens to Assistant AG Andrew Benson argue for life imprisonment during Waterman’s sentencing in Oxford Superior Court Thrusday morning for the murder of Timothy Mayberry and Todd Smith. During the majority of the time, Waterman sat motionless with his eyes closed and showed no emotion when Justice Cole handed down two concurrent life sentences.
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