BERGER, Justice.
In this appeal we consider, among other issues, what it means to suffer a "physical injury," as an element of the crime of second degree assault. Appellant elbowed a police officer in the forehead, causing a red mark. The officer also suffered some scratches on his knee during a scuffle with appellant. We hold that these de minimus "injuries" do not constitute an impairment of physical condition because they did not reduce the officer's ability...
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