State v. Ouellette

[¶ 1] Kenny L. Ouellette appeals from a judgment of conviction for reckless conduct (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 211(1) (2011), entered in the Superior Court (Aroostook County, Hunter, J.) on a jury verdict. Ouellette argues that the court erred in declining to instruct the jury on his justification of self-defense to that charge, and in failing to inform the jury of the parties’ out-of-court resolution that resulted in a dismissal of a count of criminal *924mischief (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 806(1)(A) (2011), stemming from the same incident. We vacate the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] In 2010 Ouellette…