State v. Housley

TODD, Justice.

The criminal prosecution arises out of a shooting incident that took place during the afternoon of December 13,1979 at the home of the defendant, Riley B. Housley. Hous-ley shot two plain-clothes Minneapolis police officers, Sergeants David Mack and Robert Skomra, after the officers had gained entry to Housley’s home in an attempt to execute a search warrant. Defendant Housley was charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of *747assault in the first degree and one count of assault in the second degree. The defendant admitted at trial that he shot at officer Mack, but…