Criminal – Assault Upon Officer – Self-Defense Claim

By Deborah Elkins
Published: September 15, 2008

A defendant cannot overturn his conviction for assault upon a law enforcement officer on the ground that the trial court erroneously applied a defense of property standard, rather than a defense of person standard, in considering defendant’s claim of self-defense, the Court of Appeals holds. We conclude the assignment of error need not be addressed. Defendant ...

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