State v. Griffin

DONIELSON, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, Michael Lee Griffin, appeals from his convictions for simple assault and assault with intent to inflict serious injury. He contends the trial court erred by excluding his proffered expert testimony concerning the effects of diabet*859ic reaction and stress on behavior.1 He also contends his trial attorney rendered ineffective assistance by failing to request an instruction on diminished capacity due to diabetic reaction and stress.

Griffin, a student at the University of Northern Iowa, was accused of assaulting two professors during a conference called to…