P. v. Nash CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Lawrence Anthony Nash was with a group of friends when they confronted the victim, who was visiting his uncle’s house next door. One of defendant’s cohorts, Anthony Barrow, sucker punched the victim in the face. Barrow pushed the victim into a nearby SUV, shattering the window. Defendant jumped over the fence between the two properties and rushed at the victim with a sharp object that the victim and his mother identified as a knife. Defendant told the victim that he was going to kill him, and then stabbed the victim in the head causing a puncture wound.
Defendant claims in his opening brief on appeal that (1) insufficient evidence was presented to support his conviction of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm as there was no substantial evidence that he had a knife; (2) his criminal threat conviction must be reversed because there was no substantial evidence the alleged threat caused the victim to fear for his safety;
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