State v. Sullivan

RUDMAN, Justice.

[¶ 1] John Sullivan appeals from the judgments entered in the Superior Court (Somerset County, Marsano, J.) following a jury verdict finding him guilty on three counts of aggravated assault, 17-A M.R.SA § 208 (1983), and one count of reckless conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon, 17-A M.R.SA § 211 (1983). Sullivan contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on self-defense pursuant to 17-A M.R.SA. §§ 101(3) & 108 (1983 & Supp. 1996). 1 We agree and vacate the judgments.

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[¶ 2] Based on the evidence offered at the trial, the jury could have found…