AFTER having been informed that there were no issues as to witnesses and discoveries, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho has scheduled the bench trial of Nanami DLG Mafnas for March 13, 2024, at 10 a.m.
At a pre-trial conference held on Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General James Robert Kingman appeared for the government. Kingman was assigned to handle the case as AAG Frieda Demapan is on maternity leave.
Mafnas appeared with her court-appointed attorney, Assistant Public Defender Charlene Brown.
The defendant is accused of assaulting a government attorney in March 2023, and was charged with one count of assault and battery, and one count of disturbing the peace.
According to the prosecution, “On or about March 18, 2023, on Saipan…, the defendant…did unlawfully strike, beat, wound, or otherwise cause bodily harm to Keisha Blaise, to wit: Defendant grabbed the victim by her braided hair, pulled her out of the vehicle, and hit her face and body, in violation of 6 CMC § 1202(a), and made punishable by 6 CMC §§ 1202(b) and 4101(c) [with a maximum punishment of 1 year imprisonment, $1,000 fine, or both].”
Furthermore, on or about March 18, 2023, on Saipan, the defendant “did unlawfully and willfully commit an act which unreasonably annoyed or disturbed another person so that the other person is deprived of her right to peace and quiet, or which provokes a breach of the peace, to wit: Defendant physically assaulted the victim, causing her to feel scared to leave home, in violation of 6 CMC § 3101(a) and made punishable by 6 CMC §§ 3101(b) and 4101(d) [with a maximum punishment of six months imprisonment, $500 fine, or both].”
