People v. Truesdale

Opinion by

Judge JONES.

Defendant, Ralph William Truesdale, appeals from a judgment entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of second de gree assault, crime of violence, menacing, and reckless endangerment. We affirm.

On the evening of July 14, 1986, defendant went to the residence of his former wife, Ms. Truesdale, and remained in the backyard. Ms. Truesdale had a visitor, the victim, who was present to have dinner, and to pick up his son whom Ms. Truesdale had brought home from the babysitter. After dinner, the victim left the house to retrieve an object from his truck parked at the rear…