State v. Lakin

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Appellant Peter Wayne Lakin was convicted of two counts of assault in the second degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.222 (1984). The charges arose out of a series of acts which culminated in appellant stabbing two roommates, but claiming self-defense. On appeal appellant contends that, as a matter of law, the evidence was insufficient to show he was not acting in self-defense. He also challenges the trial court’s imposition of consecutive sentences. We affirm the conviction and the sentence.

FACTS

In late 1984, appellant moved into a house near Rock Creek, Minnesota, with two…