State of Maine v. Abdiaziz Hussein

Dissent: ALEXANDER, J.

GORMAN, J.

[¶1] Abdiaziz Hussein appeals from judgments of conviction for failure to sign a criminal summons (Class E), 17-A M.R.S. § 15-A(1) (2018), refusing to submit to arrest by physical force (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 751-B(1)(B) (2018), and assault (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 207(1)(A) (2018), entered by the court (Androscoggin County, Lawrence, J. ) following a jury trial. Hussein argues that the trial court abused its discretion by excluding from evidence a cellphone video that showed some of the events that occurred during his arrest. We agree and, as a result,…