State v. Moore

OPINION

ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.

On February 21, 2003, appellant John Walter Moore was found guilty of first-degree assault in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.221, subd. 1 (2004) (great bodily harm), and third-degree assault in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.223, subd. 1 (2004) (substantial bodily harm), in connection with an incident involving his girlfriend, Joyce Catchings. On appeal, Moore raised three issues: (1) that the district court committed reversible error by instructing the jury that the loss of a tooth constitutes the. permanent loss of the function of a bodily member; (2) that…