People v. Scott

Opinion by Judge METZGER.

Defendant, Craig Tony Scott, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of two counts of third degree assault. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with having physically assaulted his common law wife twice in the same evening. The first assault took place inside an apartment. The second occurred outside the apartment building and was witnessed by a boy who was waiting in defendant's car. The boy testified he saw defendant punch and kick the victim.

At trial, defendant's theory of defense was that the victim's injuries were caused by a…