State v. Barragan

— Miguel Barragan was convicted of first degree assault for stabbing a fellow inmate with a pencil. *757On appeal he contends the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior assaults and in giving the jury an instruction defining “deadly weapon.” He also argues he had ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

Facts

In March 1998, Mr. Barragan was residing in a dorm facility at the Grant County jail. Sharing Mr. Barragan’s dorm room was Steven Garcia and around eight other inmates. Late one night, after “lights out,” Mr. Barragan and Mr. Garcia got into a fight. According…