STATE v. ALI

No. A07-0428.

752 N.W.2d 98 (2008)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Abdulkani ALI, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

July 8, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and Mike Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney, Michael Richardson, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.

Lawrence Hammerling, Chief Appellate Public Defender, Bridget Kearns Sabo, Assistant Public Defender, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Considered and decided by WILLIS, Presiding Judge; HALBROOKS, Judge; and JOHNSON, Judge.


OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

Appellant challenges his conviction of first-degree assault, arguing that he is entitled to a new trial because (1) the district court abused its discretion by denying his request for an instruction to the jury on a lesser-included offense, (2) the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct, and (3) he was prosecuted by an assistant county attorney whose license to practice law was on restricted status. We affirm.

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