State v. Davis

OPINION

SHORT, Judge.

A jury convicted Eric Dion Davis of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.342, subd. 1(d) (dangerous weapon), second-degree assault in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.222, subd. 1 (dangerous weapon), and possession of a short-barreled shotgun in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.67, subd. 2. On appeal, Davis argues the trial court: (1) violated his constitutional right to present a defense by refusing to admit evidence of the victim’s sexual history, which showed a pattern of behavior clearly similar to his theory of consent; (2) improperly based…