State v. Matthews

[¶ 1] Richard T. Matthews Jr., a mixed martial arts fighter who repeatedly punched the victim in the head, both before and after rendering him unconscious, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the trial court (Penobscot County, Anderson, J. ) after a jury found him guilty of aggravated assault (Class B), 17-A M.R.S. § 208(1)(C) (2017). He argues that *48there was insufficient evidence presented at trial upon which the jury could have found him guilty and found his self-defense claim disproven beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm the judgment.

I. CASE HISTORY

[¶ 2] When there is a…