PORTLAND (WGME) – A Portland man who hit and killed his girlfriend with a car near Acadia National Park in 2022 has filed an appeal before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Raymond Lester was found guilty of murder last November. His defense argued ...

Raymond Lester, 38, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 48 years in state prison. His appeals attorney says the jury wasn't told to consider whether his drunkenness played a role in the death.

A Portland man convicted of killing his girlfriend in Acadia National Park is appealing his conviction and sentence to Maine’s highest court.In January, a judge sentenced Raymond Lester, 38, to 48 years behind bars for the death of Nicole Mokeme,