State v. Dunn
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Mike Moore, Frank J. Dnnn, Joseph P. Bedenbaugh, Frank McCool and John Doyle were indicted by thé grand jury charged with the crime of murder in the first degree. Frank J. Dunn demanded a separate trial which was had in the district court for Bamsey county before Hanft, J., and a jury which found him guilty of the crime as charged in the in dictment. The court sentenced him to hard labor for life in the state prison.
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Mike Moore, Frank J. Dnnn, Joseph P. Bedenbaugh, Frank McCool and John Doyle were indicted by thé grand jury charged with the crime of murder in the first degree. Frank J. Dunn demanded a separate trial which was had in the district court for Bamsey county before Hanft, J., and a jury which found him guilty of the crime as charged in the in dictment. The court sentenced him to hard labor for life in the state prison. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The defendant, Frank J. Dunn, was convicted of the crime of murdei in the first degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The victim was his wife, Alice M. Dunn. He appeals from the order denying a new trial.
Four propositions are advanced as grounds for a new trial, viz.: The evidence does not support a conviction; the court erred in rulings upon the admission and exclusion of testimony; there were errors and defects in the charge; and misconduct of counsel.
The main facts and circumstances leading up to and surrounding the crime, as revealed at the trial, which the state contends…
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