State v. Case

WAHL, Justice.

Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of two counts of assault in the second degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.222 (1980), for assaulting his wife and a 16-year-old babysitter with a dangerous weapon. He was sentenced by the trial court, which stated its intent to impose the presumptive sentence provided by the Sentencing Guidelines, to consecutive prison terms of 30 and 21 months. Defendant, who appeals from judgment of conviction, contends that his conviction should be reversed outright because the evidence of his guilt was legally insufficient. Alternatively, he seeks a…