State v. Stoppleworth

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Milton Stoppleworth appealed from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] At approximately 3:30 a.m. on February 12, 2002, Allen Buchanan arrived at the Jamestown Hospital emergency room with a slashed throat and a cut on his hand. Buchanan initially refused to identify his .attacker, telling a nurse and a police officer that he did not want to be labeled a “snitch” or a “narc.” Later, however, Buchanan told the police officer and nurse that Milton Stoppleworth,…