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HARRIES v. STATE
Supreme Court of Wyoming (1982) | 650 P.2d 273
TL;DR: A man convicted of assault with a firearm after a bar fight claimed self-defense. The court affirmed, finding sufficient evidence for a jury to reject his defense and holding he waived a "defense of others" claim by not raising it at trial.
Legal Significance: An appellate court will not consider an affirmative defense theory, such as defense of others, if the defendant failed to request a corresponding jury instruction or object to the instructions given at trial, thereby waiving the issue for appeal.