Salt Lake City v. Christensen

OPINION

ORME, Judge:

1 1 Defendant Paul N. Christensen appeals his convictions of assault on a peace officer, a class A misdemeanor, see Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-102.4(1) (20083), and disorderly conduct, a class C misdemeanor, see id. § 76-9-102(1), (8). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

12 At around 2:00 a.m. on July 23, 2008, Defendant arrived at LDS Hospital seeking treatment for injuries he sustained during an altercation with his brother. In the course of the fight, Defendant's brother had severed a large portion of one of Defendant's fingers with an exacto knife and "drenched him with mace."

T3 Officer…