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STATE v. BASTING

No. C5-96-493.

572 N.W.2d 281 (1997)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Jack Allen BASTING, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen Williams, Law Office of Maureen Williams, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Melissa Elledge, Asst. Ramsey County Atty., St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

STRINGER, Justice.

Defendant Jack Basting challenges his conviction for second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. The circumstances of his conviction arose from a confrontation with his ex-wife's boyfriend. Jack Basting admits to punching the boyfriend twice in the face, but claims that his fist did not constitute a dangerous weapon. The trial court determined that Basting's left fist was a dangerous weapon because of Basting's status as a professional...

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