Legal Opinion
State v. Gurske
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 10, 1988No. C3-87-1506PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PARKER, Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of conviction and sentence for second-degree murder, Minn.Stat. § 609.19(1) (1984). Appellant Jeffrey Gurske was sentenced to 210 months in prison. We affirm.
FACTS
Jeffrey Gurske was convicted for the stabbing death of his wife, Carla Gurske, in their mobile home on November 20, 1985. Gurske admitted the stabbing, claiming it was committed in the course of a bitter domestic argument after his wife swung a knife at him. He also admitted setting a subsequent fire which severely damaged the mobile home and severely burned his wife’s body. He…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State v. MerrillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- State v. LeinweberSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- State v. DeZelerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- State v. UlvinenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
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3Cited by6 opinions
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