State v. Michael Abel

¶ 1. Defendant appeals from his conviction of two counts of domestic assault following a jury trial. He argues that both convictions arise from the same assaultive incident in violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Defendant also asserts that the court committed *441 plain error in its jury instructions. We affirm.

¶ 2. Defendant was charged with numerous crimes in October 2015 based on allegations that he harmed and threatened to harm the complainant-his cohabitating partner-and the parties' three children, then ages one, three, and five. The charges at issue allege…