State v. Harris

¶1 Jermaine Jerelle Harris appeals his conviction for first degree assault of a child. He claims that (1) the trial court erred in giving an incorrect recklessness jury instruction; (2) his counsel was ineffective for failing to file a Knapstad1 motion to dismiss count II, i.e., that he engaged in a pattern and practice of abuse of the minor child; (3) the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of prior injuries to the minor child; and (4) the evidence was insufficient to support the first degree assault of a child conviction. Holding that the recklessness jury instruction…