State v. Danowit

OPINION

HARTEN, Judge.

Appellant Edward Herbert Danowit challenges his convictions for child abuse. He contends that he was deprived of a fair trial by the admission of out-of-court statements of the victim pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 595.02, subd. 3 (1990). Danowit also argues that the evidence is insufficient, that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury, and that the legislature intended to limit conviction of a child’s caretaker to the crime of malicious punishment of a child causing great bodily harm rather than assault in the first degree. We affirm.

FACTS

In April 1990, Danowit…