State v. Gosser

Defendant Gosser appeals his convictions of attempted escape in the first degree and second degree assault after a jury trial. His assignments raise the following claimed errors:

1. A former state patrolman drawn as a juror should have been excused for cause.

2. The State's amendment to the information on the first day of trial alleging an alternate means of committing second degree assault was untimely and prejudicial to defendant.

3. He was denied a fair and impartial trial because he was observed by the jury in shackles.

4. The invalidity of his guilty plea to the underlying offense supporting…