State v. Carli

1. Sufficiency of Evidence. Defendant argues that the evidence was insufficient to establish beyond reasonable doubt the offense of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm. He relies on the fact that the court did not find him guilty of mayhem or assault with intent to commit mayhem. Therefore, he says, the court entertained a reasonable doubt whether defendant bit Garber’s ear. To the contrary, however, the circuit court made it crystal clear in its memorandum opinion that it determined “beyond a reasonable doubt that John Carli did chew off a portion of the ear of Garber.”…