State v. Fletcher
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury-waived trial, Defendant was convicted of domestic violence assault and assault. The convictions stemmed from an altercation with Defendant’s ex-girfriend and his stepdaughter. Defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in finding that the State presented sufficient evidence to disprove Defendant’s self-defense justification beyond a reasonable doubt. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding that, viewed in the light most favorable to the State, competent evidence supported the trial court’s ultimate finding that the State disproved Defendant’s self-defense justification beyond a reasonable doubt.
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