Date: 09-29-2025

Case Style: State of Maine v. Heather M. Hodgson

Case Number: Ken-24-447

Judge: Stokes

Court: Superior Court, Kennebec County, Maine

Plaintiff's Attorney: Kennebec County, Maine District Attorney's Office

Defendant's Attorney:

Description: Augusta, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
domestic violence reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 211-A(1)(A), 1604(5)(A) (2025); domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209-A(1)(A), 1604(5)(A) (2025); and endangering the welfare of a child (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 554(1)(C) (2025).

Legal issue Does the failure to impose a mandatory minimum sentence for a Class C crime committed with the use of a firearm against an individual constitute legal error?

Key Phrases Domestic violence reckless conduct. Dangerous weapon mandatory minimum. Class C crime sentencing. Sufficiency of the evidence. Endangering the welfare of a child.

Outcome: The Defendant was found guilty and was sentence to a mandatory minimum one-year term of imprisonment for domestic violence reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, see 17-A M.R.S. § 1604(3)(C).

Vacated and remanded.

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