AI Generated Opinion Summaries

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Facts

• The Defendant, Antonio Chavez, was convicted for battery on a household member. He was acquitted on a separate charge of assault based on threat or menacing conduct. The Defendant argued that he did not hit the Victim and was unaware of her injuries until she was hospitalized.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Defendant): Argued that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction, particularly emphasizing his testimony denying the act of hitting the Victim and his lack of awareness of her injuries prior to her hospitalization.
• Appellee (State): [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the Defendant's conviction for battery on a household member.
• Whether the Defendant's acquittal on the charge of assault necessitates an acquittal on the charge of battery on a household member.

Disposition

• The Court affirmed the conviction for battery on a household member.

Reasons

• Per Michael E. Vigil, Judge, with Roderick T. Kennedy, Chief Judge, and M. Monica Zamora, Judge concurring:
  The Court found the evidence sufficient to support the Defendant's conviction, noting that the jury was entitled to reject the Defendant's version of events and that deference must be given to the jury's credibility determinations and resolution of conflicting testimony. The Court also addressed the Defendant's argument regarding the alleged inconsistency between the acquittal on the assault charge and the conviction for battery, stating that it does not review verdicts of acquittal and that the verdicts were not inconsistent under the law. The Court referenced precedent to support its decision not to entertain challenges based on the acquittal and found no reason to depart from this precedent.