State v. Haire

HUNTER, JR., Robert N., Judge.

Curtis Haire (“defendant”) appeals his conviction of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. On appeal, defendant asserts that the trial court (1) committed plain error by giving the jury an erroneous self-defense instruction and (2) abused its discretion by declining to tender a written copy of the jury instructions to jurors when asked by the jury to do so. After review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court and conclude that the court did not commit plain error or abuse its discretion.

I. Factual Background

On 9 March 2008, defendant was…