Opinion of the Court by NAKAMURA, J.
This case arises out of an altercation between Defendant-Appellant Mickey A. Maddox (Maddox) and Dale Mota (Mota). Mota was the new boyfriend of Maddox's ex-girlfriend, Jane Barton (Barton). Maddox arrived unexpectedly at the residence shared by Barton and Mota late one evening, and a fight ensued between Maddox and Mota. During the fight, Maddox stabbed Mota in the chest with the knife blade of a utility tool. The knife blade...
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