State v. Lopez

OPINION

BRAMMER, J.

¶ 1 A jury found appellant Oscar Manuel Lopez guilty of misconduct involving weapons by possessing a deadly weapon when prohibited from doing so. The trial court sentenced him to the presumptive, 4.5-year prison term. On appeal, Lopez maintains the trial court erroneously refused to require the state to accept his stipulation to his prohibited possessor status and that it abused its discretion by refusing his proffered jury instruction on “passing control.” We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶ 2 We view the facts in the light most favorable to sustaining the jury’s…