State v. Murphy
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of domestic violence assault with prior convictions. Defendant appealed, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of domestic violence assault. Specifically, Defendant argued that the State did not prove beyond a reasonable double that he and the victim were “sexual partners,” which is an element of the offense. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support the finding that Defendant and the victim were or had been “sexual partners,” and thus were “family or household members,” which is an element of the offense.
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