State v. Myers

¶ 1. Defendant appeals a jury verdict finding him guilty of seven charges all resulting from a drunken altercation in which he drove his truck around the complaining witness’s lawn and eventually into the complaining witness’s home, then drove it at the complaining witness, and finally fled the scene, only to be arrested by the police some time later. He makes a series of related claims on appeal, arguing the trial court erred in; (1) denying his in limine motion to exclude prejudicial evidence; (2) failing to instruct the jury on simple assault as a lesser included offense to the aggravated…