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STATE v. BRINK

No. C5-92-2445.

500 N.W.2d 799 (1993)

STATE of Minnesota, Plaintiff, v. Douglas James BRINK, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

June 1, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Michael O. Freeman, Hennepin County Atty., J. Michael Richardson, Asst. County Atty., Minneapolis, for plaintiff.

William R. Kennedy, Hennepin County Public Defender, Peter W. Gorman, Asst. County Public Defender, Daniel E. O'Brien, Asst. County Public Defender, Minneapolis, for defendant.

Considered and decided by SHORT, P.J., and NORTON and KLAPHAKE, JJ.

OPINION

SHORT, Judge.

This appeal involves the admissibility of expert psychiatric testimony based on the meaning of the phrase "to know the nature of the act" in Minn.Stat. § 611.026 (1990). Douglas James Brink was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of second-degree assault in violation of Minn.Stat. §§ 609.185(4), 609.17, 609.222 (1990). Brink asserted a defense of not guilty by reason of mental illness...

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