State v. Hayes

Defendant appeals his conviction by jury of second-degree aggravated domestic assault, arguing that the information was defective, that the absence of a court-ordered forensic examination prevented him from obtaining a fair and fully informed sentencing decision, and that the trial court violated his privilege against self-incrimination by failing to provide him with judicial use immunity before basing its sentencing decision on his refusal to acknowledge criminal responsibility. We reject each of these contentions and thus affirm the conviction and sentence.

Defendant was charged in separate…