State of Maine v. Nathan J. Lacourse

[¶ 1] Based on events occurring during his ten-year-long marriage to the victim, Nathan J. Lacourse was convicted after a jury trial of domestic violence assault, domestic violence stalking, and endangering the welfare of a child.

[¶2] Lacourse now appeals from the judgment of conviction entered by the trial court (York County, O'Neil, J.) as to the charge of domestic violence assault (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 207-A(l)(A) (2016). We conclude that the trial record contains insufficient evidence for the jury to find, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the conduct forming the basis for that crime…