State v. Knox

[¶ 1] Tamika Knox appeals from the conviction entered upon the jury’s verdict in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Fritzsche, J.) finding her guilty of aggravated assault, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 208(1)(B) (1983). She argues that the trial court deprived her of a fair trial through its use of an easel to outline elements of the crime during the jury instructions. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] The underlying facts that support the conviction for aggravated assault are only marginally relevant to the existing inquiry. In sum, Knox loaned her car to a male friend. She came upon the car…