State v. Doyon

[¶ 1] Patrick Doyon appeals from the judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Studstr-up, J.) on a jury verdict of guilty of aggravated assault pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. § 208 (1988 & Supp.1999). 1 Doyon asserts that the court erred when it refused to instruct the jury on the defense of duress and when it denied his motion for a new trial. We disagree and affirm.

[¶ 2] Doyon was charged with the aggravated assault of William Smith. He met Smith in a bar during the ice storm of January 1998. At the bar, he introduced himself to Smith and the two women accompanying…