▁at ▁a ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officer ▁and ▁resist ing ▁an ▁officer ▁with ▁a ▁dangerous ▁weapon . ▁His ▁pre tri al ▁mot ions ▁for ▁j ury ▁instructions ▁on ▁self - def ense , ▁tres pass , ▁and ▁viol ation ▁of ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁keep ▁and ▁bear ▁arms ▁were ▁denied , ▁as ▁were ▁his ▁post - tri al ▁mot ions ▁for ▁acqu itt al ▁or ▁a ▁new ▁trial . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁St iet z ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁prison ▁and ▁prob ation . ▁The ▁day ▁of ▁sentence , ▁he ▁file d ▁his ▁appeal , ▁arg uing ▁the ▁den ial ▁of ▁his ▁j ury ▁instructions ▁constit uted ▁fatal ▁error . ▁In ▁an ▁un pub lished ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁per ▁cur iam ▁opinion , ▁the ▁appe als ▁court ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁conv iction . ▁ ▁St iet z ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁It ▁accepted ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁heard ▁or al ▁arguments ▁early ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁by ▁a ▁ 4 – 2 ▁margin , ▁the ▁court ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁trial ▁court ' s ▁den ial ▁of ▁St iet z ' s ▁requested ▁self - def ense ▁instruction ▁had ▁dep riv ed ▁him ▁of ▁a ▁fact ual ▁cred ible ▁argument ▁that ▁the ▁j ury ▁could ▁have ▁believed ▁and ▁revers ed ▁and ▁rem and ed ▁the ▁appe als ▁court . ▁ ▁Justice ▁Sh ir ley ▁Abraham son ' s ▁majority ▁opinion ▁decl ined