State v. Prior

Defendant appeals from his conviction for aggravated domestic assault, simple domestic assault, disturbing the peace, and arson, following a jury trial. Defendant claims 1) that the court erred in denying his motion to dismiss in the interests of justice; 2) that the State presented insufficient evidence that a knife used during one of the assaults was a “deadly weapon”; and 3) that the court erred in admitting allegations of abusive behavior in an earlier marriage. We affirm.

These charges arise from a series of confrontations between defendant and his wife on and around February 21, 1998.…