State v. Timothy P. O'Keefe

¶ 1. Defendant appeals his convictions, following trial by jury, on two counts of violation of an abuse protection order (VAPO), second offense. See 13 V.S.A. § 1030. Because we find the State failed to prove defendant was validly served with the order he was accused of violating, we reverse.

¶ 2. The evidence in support of the jury verdict was as follows. See Record v. Kempe , 2007 VT 39 , ¶ 19, 182 Vt. 17 , 928 A.2d 1199 ("In reviewing the jury's verdict, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, excluding the effect of modifying evidence, and will sustain the verdict…