Armen J. Pilafjian v. State

Armen Pilafjian appeals following his conviction for burglary of an occupied dwelling. 1 Pilafjian correctly asserts that the trial court erred in denying a requested jury instruction. We therefore reverse.

Pilafjian was previously arrested on allegations of domestic violence against his former girlfriend Anne Minetti. As a condition of his release, he signed a “domestic violence pretrial release no contact order.” Despite the no contact order, Pilafjian located Minetti at the residence of Cary Sparks and went there to confront her. Pilafjian entered Sparks’s residence, without invitation and…