State v. Ramon A. G.

Summary

The court affirmed the judgment because the defendant did not preserve his claim that the jury should have been instructed on the defense of personal property in connection with the assault charge. The written request was too general to provide fair notice, and defense counsel later assented to the court’s charge during the charging conference and after the instructions were given, thereby waiving the claim. The court also concluded that the defendant’s trial testimony supplied a tactical reason for not pursuing that defense.