State v. Villacci

[¶ 1] Wesley M. Villacci appeals from a judgment of conviction of domestic violence assault (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 207-A(1)(B)(1) (2017), and violating a condition of release (Class E), 15 M.R.S. § 1092(1)(A) (2017), entered by the trial court (Franklin County, Mallonee, J. ) after a jury trial. Villacci argues that the court erred by failing to fully instruct the jury on the State's burden to disprove the statutory justifications Villacci generated in defense of the charges or on the consequences *578of the State's failure to meet that burden. We vacate the judgment.1

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] Viewing…