State of Maine v. Jason J. Weaver

[¶ 1] Jason J. Weaver appeals from a judgment of conviction for aggravated assault, 17-A M.R.S. § 208(1)(A) (2014), 1 entered in the Unified Criminal Docket (Cumberland County, Wpirren,. J.) after a jury trial. Weaver argues' that .his trial was tainted by obvious error as a result of a statement the prosecutor made during closing,argument and the.court’s self-de.-fense jury instruction. He also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. We affirm,

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the trial record supports the…