State v. Aptt

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

The defendant, Jeffrey P. Aptt, was convicted of one count of assault after a jury trial in the Superior Court. His motion for a new trial was denied, and he is before us now on appeal.

Conflicting testimony was presented describing the chaotic sequence of events leading up to defendant’s arrest and conviction. Nevertheless, a summary of the salient facts provides a fairly complete account of defendant’s actions.

Late in the evening on July 17, 1979, Officer Edward Randall of the Pawtucket police department responded to a call to investigate an automobile accident on…