State v. Wilson

Defendant appeals his convictions of assault in the first degree (two counts, ORS 163.185) and being an ex-convict in possession of a concealable firearm (ORS 166.270). He assigns as errors the admission of evidence concerning a fight which occurred prior to the incident from which the charges arose and the refusal to give two requested instructions on self-defense.

On the evening of December 24, 1976, defendant was involved in two separate altercations. The first took place outside a tavern. Defendant’s brother-in-law, George Mott, who happened to be in the tavern at the time, testified that…