State v. Fisher

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions for assault in the second degree, concluding that the evidence permitted the jury to infer that she intended to cause serious physical injury from the sustained and violent nature of the attack. It also held that the trial court constitutionally permitted sufficient cross-examination concerning the victim’s related civil action and did not abuse its discretion by excluding the complaint and the specific damages amount. The court further upheld the admission of a paramedic’s expert testimony about general concussion symptoms, alternatively finding any error harmless because the testimony was cumulative.