Pilger v. State

SCOTT, Justice.

Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of assault in the second degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.222 (1982) (assault with a dangerous weapon). This appeal is both from the judgment of conviction and the order denying postconviction relief. Issues raised on appeal áre (1) the sufficiency of the evidence, (2) the adequacy of defendant’s representation, and (3) the correctness of defendant's sentence. We affirm.

1. The first issue is the sufficiency of the evidence. There is no merit to this issue. The state’s evidence indicated that during a late-night highway confrontation…