State v. Sierra-Cervantes

OPINION

BARKER, Judge.

¶ 1 Jose Sierra-Cervantes (“defendant”) appeals from his conviction of one count of aggravated assault, a class three dangerous felony. The defense alleges that the instructions on self-defense, when read with the other instructions, confused and misled the jury.

¶2 We find no error requiring reversal. However, the instructions at issue inappropriately blend law pre-dating the passage of Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 13-205 (2001) with the requirements of that statute. We recently found § 13-205 to be constitutional. State v. Farley, 199 Ariz. 542, 544-545,…