Rahnique Jackson’s wild mood swings and erratic behavior at a crowded bar patio shattered the convivial air of a hot summer night last year before he provoked a fight and then suddenly stabbed a patron 11 times, prosecutors alleged this week as his murder trial began.
The defense has conceded that Jackson, now 25, fatally stabbed 32-year-old Colin M. Smith at the High Dive bar in Southeast Portland just before closing time last July 2.