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Police tape marks off the driveway to the Tieman home at 628 Norridgewock Road in Fairfield, where the body of a woman was discovered in the woods on Tuesday. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
Luc Tieman, 35, appealed to the Law Court through his attorney, Clifford Strike, challenging emails and Facebook messages that were used as evidence against him in Somerset County Superior Court.
Luc Tieman, found guilty last year of murdering his wife, Valerie Tieman, in 2016, is appealing the conviction to Maine Supreme Judicial Court on the basis of evidence allowed at trial.
Sentencing is set for Friday for Fairfield man found guilty of murdering his wife, Valerie Tieman, and burying her in the backyard of his parents' home in August 2016.
Rose Gray, of Skowhegan, said she never wanted to be a juror in a murder trial; but when called, she was pleased that she and the others on the panel could deliver justice.
In her closing argument, Assistant Attorney General Leane Zainea told the jury their only possible conclusion could be that Luc Tieman 'is guilty of murder' in the death of his wife, Valerie.
After closing arguments Monday, the jury will get to decide what is fact and what is fiction in the murder trial resulting from the death of Valerie Tieman.
The prosecutor ignored the defense's attempt to create an alternate suspect, and Luc Tieman ignored his brother after Sam Tieman took the witness stand.
After jury selection concluded Friday in Somerset County Superior Court in Skowhegan, Stephen Smith argued his motion meets the demands of admissibility.
Tieman, of Fairfield, charged in the death of his wife, Valerie, sat in a judge's chambers as prospective jurors were interviewed by the judge and defense and prosecuting attorneys.
Luc Tieman, 34, charged in the death of his wife Valerie, whose body was found in a shallow trench behind Tieman's parents' home with two bullet wounds on the head and neck.
Luc Tieman is charged with the shooting death of wife Valerie Tieman in September and an examination by the State Forensic Service at Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta has been ordered as part of the buildup to his trial.
Luc Tieman, 32, has pleaded not guilty to killing his wife, Valerie Tieman, and burying her body behind his parents' home on Norridgewock Road in Fairfield.
The Fairfield woman's body was discovered in a shallow grave in the woods, and beneath her body were a bag of potato chips, a bottle of perfume and a note that 'reportedly has an apologetic tone,' according to the report.
Luc Tieman told police that his wife died from a heroin overdose. He has been charged in connection with her murder and is scheduled to make an initial court appearance today.
State police arrested Luc Tieman and charged him with murder a day after police discovered Valerie Tieman's body in woods. Meanwhile, friends said that Luc Tieman was unfaithful to Valerie and wooed other women even as he suggested his marriage was ending around the time she disappeared.