State v. Mills

TYSON, Judge.

Justin Kyle Mills ("Defendant") appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. We find no error in Defendant's conviction or judgment entered thereon.

I. Background

On 29 October 2014, Michael LeClair ("Mr. LeClair") lived on his father's lot at the Lakeview Mobile Home Estates in Carteret County, North Carolina. Mr. LeClair's niece, Heather Davis ("Ms. Davis"), lived with Defendant on an adjoining lot within the same mobile home park. The two lots are separated by a row of large bushes.

That evening, Defendant and Ms. Davis…