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STATE v. COPELAND

No. C6-01-2253.

656 N.W.2d 599 (2003)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. John Michael COPELAND, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

February 25, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Stuart, State Public Defender, Jodie L. Carlson, Assistant State Public Defender, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney, Linda K. Jenny, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.

Considered and decided by WRIGHT, Presiding Judge, ANDERSON, Judge, and STONEBURNER, Judge.

OPINION

WRIGHT, Judge.

Appellant John Michael Copeland challenges his conviction of and sentencing for first-degree assault, arguing that the district court abused its discretion when it (1) admitted evidence of appellant's past assaultive conduct against his fiancée, who was not the victim of the charged offense, and (2) departed upward by one year based on several aggravating factors. Copeland also raises several arguments in his pro se brief. We...

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