United States Eighth Circuit

Jury instruction on proof of assault resulting in serious bodily injury does not require specific intent to cause bodily injury, but rather, that the defendant assaulted the victim and that the assault resulted in serious bodily injury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/24/2001
• Published 01/24/2001

Judges

• MAGILL, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, BRIGHT, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lynn M. Boughey, Minot, ND, argued, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shon Hastings, Fargo, ND, argued (Cameron W. Hayden, on the brief), for appellee.