State v. Kaulia
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Petitioner was convicted by the district court of committing assault in the third degree in the course of a mutual affray. The intermediate court of appeals (ICA) affirmed Petitioner's conviction but vacated his sentence and remanded for resentencing. The Supreme Court vacated Petitioner's conviction, holding (1) Petitioner's argument that he was immune from the district court's jurisdiction because of the legitimacy of the Kingdom government was without merit; but (2) the district court violated Petitioner's right to a jury trial because Petitioner demanded a jury trial, and his departure from the courtroom during his trial did not operate as an implied waiver of this right. In addition, the Court held that there was sufficient evidence to negate Petitioner's claim of self-defense.
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