ARMSTRONG, J.
Defendant appeals his convictions for assault in the fourth degree and reckless endangerment. He assigns error to the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on self-defense and defense of property. We conclude that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on self-defense and reverse.
A defense to a criminal charge must be presented to a jury through a jury instruction "if there is any evidence from which the jurors could infer...
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