Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 1, 2004No. A-03-1588PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HANSON, Justice.

Appellant Trevor Anthony Brown was convicted of aiding and abetting first-degree felony murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Brown sought post-conviction relief arguing that: (1) the district court erred by failing to give a jury instruction on accomplice testimony; (2) he was denied a fair trial because one of the state’s witnesses made references to his post-arrest silence in violation of his right to remain silent; (3) the district court improperly communicated with the jury in the jury deliberation room; (4) trial counsel was ineffective; and (5) the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Rushen v. SpainSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. State v. StrommenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
  3. State v. EstradaHawaii Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State v. NorrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  5. Goff v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. AndersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2006
  2. State v. NissalkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
  3. Spann v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
  4. State v. FinneganSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  5. State v. LarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010

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