State v. Matthews

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The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court convicting Defendant, after a jury trial, of aggravated assault.Defendant, a mixed martial arts fighter, repeatedly punched the victim in the head, rendering the victim unconscious. A jury found him guilty of aggravated assault. On appeal, Defendant argued that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and that there was insufficient evidence supporting a finding that the State disproved self-defense. The Supreme Court disagreed, holding that the State presented sufficient evidence to prove that Defendant manifested an extreme indifference to the value of human life and to disprove Defendant’s self-defense justification beyond a reasonable doubt. View "State v. Matthews" on Justia Law