State v. Welton

SCHULTZ, Justice.

A jury found defendant David L. Welton guilty of the crime of willful injury in violation of section 708.4, The Code 1979. He appeals challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and a jury instruction. We affirm.

Section 708.4 provides: “Any person who does an act which is not justified and which is intended to cause and does cause serious injury to another commits a class ‘C’ felony.” “ ‘Serious injury’ means disabling mental illness, or bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of…