State v. McMorris

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

This is a petition by the state for review of a decision of the Court of Appeals, 367 N.W.2d 664, reversing the conviction of Eligha McMorris of second-degree assault, Minn.Stat. § 609.222 (1984), and granting him a new trial. The Court of Appeals granted the new trial on the ground that the trial court erred in the manner in which it responded to a question by jurors during their deliberations. We grant the state’s petition, reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals, and reinstate the judgment of conviction.

Mr. McMorris did not submit a complete trial transcript to…