People v. Peoples

Opinion by

Judge VOGT.

Defendant, Louis Peoples, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree criminal trespass and two counts of third degree assault. We affirm the assault convictions, reverse the trespass conviction, and remand the cause for a new trial on the trespass count.

Defendant was originally charged in 1995 with second degree burglary and two counts of third degree assault based on allegations that he broke into his niece's apartment and assaulted her and another woman. At trial, the jury was also instructed on first degree…