State v. Pacholl

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

Appellant Steven Ray Pacholí was convicted by a jury of assault in the third degree in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.223 (1982) for beating his 14-year-old stepson. On appeal he claims the trial court erred in denying his request for an instruction on defense of another and claims that he did not receive a fair trial because the prosecutor asked him questions about his employment status and his residency and committed misconduct in closing argument. We affirm.

FACTS

On January 23, 1984, Pacholí was living at his home in Worthington with his wife, their one-year-old son, and…