STATE v. COGGER

No. A10-1297.

802 N.W.2d 407 (2011)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Matthew Joseph Edward COGGER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

August 8, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, Donald F. Ryan , Crow Wing County Attorney, Bruce F. Alderman , Assistant County Attorney, Brainerd, MN, for respondent.

David W. Merchant , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Susan Andrews , Assistant Public Defender, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Considered and decided by MINGE, Presiding Judge; PETERSON, Judge; and SCHELLHAS, Judge.


OPINION

MINGE, Judge.

Appellant was charged and tried on several offenses, including two counts of fourth-degree assault of a peace officer by the intentional transfer of bodily fluids and one count of obstructing the legal process. Appellant challenges the district court's refusal to instruct the jury on voluntary intoxication as a defense against the assault charges. In addition, appellant challenges the district court's decision to sentence him on his...

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