State v. Hunt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, James L. Hunt, from his conviction for second-degree murder. He claims error concerning the self-defense instruction and the witness credibility instruction, in being sentenced as a habitual offender (third offense), in the failure to provide allocution, and in the imposition of a sentence of 45 years to life.

The victim, Nehemiah Martin, lived with his girlfriend and her children in the same apartment building as the defendant. Defendant and Martin were drinking companions.

Martin and the defendant…