State of Maine v. Thomas A. Proia

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2017 ME 169

Docket: Yor-16-490 Argued: May 10, 2017 Decided: July 27, 2017 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and HUMPHREY, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. THOMAS A. PROIA HJELM, J. [¶1] Thomas A. Proia appeals from a judgment entered in the trial court (York County, Douglas, J.) after a jury-waived trial, convicting him of a number of charges, including crimes of violence, arising from an incident where he engaged in conduct while affected by a distorted view of reality. Proia contends that the court erred in its…