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Facts

• The case involves the Defendant's confrontation with two individuals, Clinton and Lindi Ishmael, who entered his property to repossess a vehicle. The Defendant locked the gates and positioned another vehicle to block the Ishmaels' tow truck, preventing their departure. The Defendant believed he had the authority to detain the Ishmaels until law enforcement arrived, claiming Mr. Ishmael had backed the tow truck into him and thrown pea gravel at him, which the Ishmaels denied (para 2).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the district court erred by not submitting a mistake-of-fact jury instruction and by including a general intent instruction for false imprisonment. Contended the evidence was insufficient for convictions of false imprisonment and battery, claimed a fundamental error for not instructing the jury on citizen’s arrest, and alleged ineffective assistance of counsel for not requesting a citizen’s arrest instruction and failing to adequately prepare for trial (paras 4, 20, 22, 25, 28).
• Plaintiff-Appellee (State): Argued that the Defendant failed to preserve the issue of the mistake-of-fact instruction for appeal and that the mistake-of-fact concern was addressed by the elements of the false imprisonment instruction. Maintained that substantial evidence supported the Defendant's convictions and that the general intent instruction was not erroneous (paras 5, 10, 15, 19).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in not submitting a mistake-of-fact instruction to the jury and in submitting a general intent instruction for false imprisonment.
• Whether the evidence was sufficient to find the Defendant guilty of false imprisonment and battery.
• Whether the court committed fundamental error by failing to instruct the jury on citizen’s arrest.
• Whether the Defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel due to failure to request a citizen’s arrest instruction and inadequate case preparation (paras 4, 20, 22, 25, 28).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the Defendant's conviction of two counts of false imprisonment and one count of battery (para 1).

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, through Judge M. Monica Zamora, found that the Defendant waived appellate review of the mistake-of-fact instruction issue by agreeing with the district court's decision not to submit it to the jury. The court also determined there was no fundamental error in the general intent instruction and that substantial evidence supported the convictions for false imprisonment and battery. The court rejected the need for a citizen’s arrest instruction, deeming it cumulative of the false imprisonment instruction. Lastly, the court found no ineffective assistance of counsel in not requesting a citizen’s arrest instruction or in the alleged inadequate preparation for trial, suggesting that such claims should be pursued through habeas corpus proceedings for a more thorough record examination (paras 5-8, 10-14, 15-21, 22-24, 25-30).