Wyatt v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Matthew L. Wyatt was convicted by a Ketchikan jury of assault in the third degree for an incident that occurred in the village of Metlakatla. Wyatt appeals, contending that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury that reasonable fear is a necessary element of third-degree assault. Wyatt also contends that residents of Metlakatla were improperly excluded from his jury panel. We affirm.

Wyatt was convicted of third-degree assault under AS 11.41.220(a)(1), which prohibits a person from “recklessly plaepng] another person in fear of imminent serious…