State of Maine v. Nicholas Begin

[¶ 1] Nicholas Begin appeals from a judgment of conviction of assault on an officer (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 752-A(1)(A) (2014); violation of a protective order. (Class D), 19-A M.R.S. § 4011(1)(A) (2014); and refusing to submit to arrest (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 751-B(1)(B) (2014), entered by the Superior Court (Warren, J.) after a jury trial. Begin contends that the court erred or abused its discretion by (1) admitting testimony about the violent details of a prior unrelated incident, (2) permitting the State to introduce evidence that Begin contacted a witness in violation of a protection…