Opinion ID: 1250845
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: sufficiency of the evidence

Text: Under § 28-310(1), [a] person commits the offense of assault in the third degree if he: (a) Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person.... Separated, the two elements of the crime are (1) an intentional, knowing, or reckless act which (2) causes bodily injury to another person. After Plasencio refused to fight, Reichert first distracted his victim and then mounted an unprovoked attack by kicking Plasencio in the groin and then striking him. These are obviously intentional acts. It is clear from the evidence that Plasencio suffered bodily injury as a result of the attack. These facts are legally sufficient to support a conviction for assault in the third degree. It was not clearly erroneous for the trial court to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Reichert was guilty of the crime with which he was charged.