State v. Naudain

ARMSTRONG, P. J.,

Defendant was convicted, following a jury trial, of two counts of aggravated murder, stemming from a home-invasion robbery. On appeal, defendant raises multiple assignments of error. We write to address only defendant’s contention that the trial court erred when it instructed the jury on self-defense. Defendant argues that, because he had not raised a defense of self-defense, that instruction amounted to impermissible comments on the evidence by the trial judge. We agree. Our resolution of that contention obviates our need to address defendant’s remaining assignments of…