State v. Pheng

[¶ 1] Chamroeun Pheng appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Fritzsche, J.) following a jury verdict of guilty on the charge of aggravated assault, Class B, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 208(1)(A) (1983). 1 Pheng contends that the court erred in giving the jury an accomplice liability instruction and that there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict. Because the accomplice liability instruction was proper and the evidence is sufficient, we affirm.

I. CASE HISTORY

[¶ 2] The victim in this case, a senior at Portland High School, was severely beaten by a group of youths.…