State v. Presley

SUMMARY OPINION

POPOVICH, Chief Judge.

FACTS

Appellant Kamuel Presley was convicted of assault in the second degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.222 (1982) for dipping a 20 month old child in hot water, causing major burns to her back and buttocks. Appellant originally claimed the child received the burns when she had been placed in a hot bath tub. He later maintained the child was burned accidentally when he spilled hot wa-

ter on her while “free basing” cocaine. This explanation was inconsistent with the expert testimony that the child’s scars showed a distinct dipping injury, being submerged and held…