by sitewild | Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
A11-1734 State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Eugene Lee Rushton, Appellant. Clay County District Court, Hon. Lisa N. Borgen. When imposing a life sentence pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 609.3455, subd. 4 (2010), a district court departs from the...
by sitewild | Sep 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
A big surprise from the courts today؟ The courts have determined that no contact means no contact – no matter who initiates the contact. A11-1795 State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Aaron Bobby Phipps, Appellant. Stearns County...
by sitewild | Sep 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
More trial issues this week. Here we take a look at “curtilage” and “incriminating nature.” Despite these issues, proper jury instructions are key. If the jury doesn’t know what they are required to decide, the entire trial is for...
by sitewild | Sep 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
A11-240 State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Brandon Dominic Cox, Appellant. Hennepin County. The district court did not abuse its discretion when it declined to give an accomplice liability instruction to the jury because the...
by sitewild | Sep 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
A10-0731 State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jerome Emmanuel Davis, Appellant. Hennepin County. 1. Even if the district court abused its discretion by admitting appellant’s custodial statement, the error was harmless beyond a...
by sitewild | Sep 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today’s case review is focused on Jury Instructions. This is one of the final stages in a proper criminal trial. However, the Jury Instructions are probably one of the most important aspects, except maybe the Jury Verdict Form. These are the...