State v. Craig Van Dongen

OPINION

Chief Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

The defendant, Craig Van Dongen, was found guilty of domestic simple assault and domestic disorderly conduct by a Superior Court justice sitting without a jury. He now appeals from the judgment of conviction, arguing that the trial justice erred by: (1) overlooking and misconceiving material evidence; (2) failing to apply the correct burden of proof with respect to his claim of self-defense; (3) barring evidence and cross-examination as to motive and bias ,and abusing her discretion concerning a number of evidentiary rulings; and (4) denying his…