State v. Bauer

PETERSON, Judge*

These consolidated appeals arise from convictions of second- and third-degree assault and the sentence imposed for second-degree assault. Respondent/appellant Casey Daniel Bauer challenges the convictions, arguing that the district court erred in (1) failing to instruct the jury on the statutory definition of "great bodily harm" and (2) entering a judgment of conviction for third-degree assault. Appellant/respondent State of Minnesota challenges the sentence imposed for second-degree assault, arguing that the district court abused its discretion when it granted a downward…