State v. Roubideaux

¶1 Tommy Lee Roubideaux (Roubideaux) appeals from a decision by the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County. We affirm.

¶2 We re-state and address the following issue on appeal: Must Roubideaux’s conviction be overturned because during closing argument the prosecutor improperly told the jury that the State did not have to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt?

¶3 Roubideaux was charged with partner assault for hitting Vivian Mondragon (Mondragon) in the face. Roubideaux and Mondragon had been in a relationship for about a year and a half at the time of the incident and had also shared an…