STATE v. PIERCE

No. C1-83-703.

358 N.W.2d 672 (1984)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Jerry L. PIERCE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, Linda Devoy, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Thomas L. Johnson, Henn. County Atty., Minneapolis, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


YETKA, Justice.

Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of assault in the second degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.222 (1982). The trial court sentenced defendant to 54 months in prison pursuant to section 609.11 and Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines and Commentary, II.E (1982). On appeal, defendant contends (1) that his conviction should be reversed outright because the evidence of his guilty was legally insufficient or (2) that he should be given a new trial...

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