State v. Upton

The defendant, Donald Upton, appeals from a conviction of second-degree assault with a special finding that he was armed with a deadly weapon. Five issues are presented on appeal: (1) whether a mistrial should have been declared after defendant was cross-examined about his failure to tell law enforcement officers he had acted in self-defense; (2) whether' psychiatric opinion testimony was properly excluded; (3) whether defendant’s testimony as to third-party statements regarding the victim’s violent nature was properly excluded; (4) whether the defendant should have been provided with a copy…