State v. Bolden

MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.

During Emily Bolden’s (“Defendant”) trial for assault and armed criminal action she and the State jointly proffered a defense-of-others instruction to the trial court that was submitted to the jury. She now claims that the submission of the erroneous instruction to the jury was plain error and seeks reversal of her conviction. This Court affirms the conviction in that there is no sua sponte duty for the trial court to correct the defendant’s faulty proffered instructions.

Facts

Defendant and her brother arrived at Fannie Powell’s (“Victim”) front door looking for two…