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STATE v. FERGUSON

No. CO-86-1579.

406 N.W.2d 32 (1987)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Darald LeRoy FERGUSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied July 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Jean Kelly, Law Clerk, St. Paul, Merlyn Anderson, Murray Co. Atty., Slayton, for respondent.

C. Paul Jones, State Public Defender, Mollie Raskind, Deputy State Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Considered and decided by LESLIE, P.J., and RANDALL and STONE, JJ., with oral argument waived.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LESLIE, Judge.

On March 1, 1986 Appellant Darald LeRoy Ferguson was playing pool with Tom Johnson. When the parties disagreed about the applicable pool rules, Ferguson became upset. Several observers testified Ferguson swung the end of a pool cue down at Johnson's head, making a loud cracking sound. Johnson was taken to a hospital where a laceration on his head was stitched up.

Ferguson claimed he acted in self-defense. He testified...

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