Opinion ID: 2718100
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Heading: Sandra Hess

Text: Defendant was a student in Sandra Hess‘s literacy class at the Barry J. Niedorf Juvenile Hall. Hess testified that on March 31, 1988, defendant approached her desk without permission and challenged her refusal to give him a ―good gram,‖ an acknowledgment of a student‘s good behavior. While Hess was in the process of removing defendant from the classroom for refusing to return to his seat, defendant put Hess in a ―choke hold,‖ rendering her unable to breathe or talk. As defendant moved Hess across the room in the choke hold, he yelled at another student, ― ‗Come on. You said you‘d help me. We‘ll get her.‘ ‖ When the other student instead reached for the emergency telephone, defendant stated, ― ‗Don‘t pick up the phone. Don‘t do that.‘ ‖ As soon as the other student picked up the phone, defendant sat on the chair beside Hess‘s desk and smiled. As a result of the assault, Hess sustained a bruised larynx; her throat was sore for six weeks, and she had to speak in a whisper for a week.