State v. Brown

OPINION

LARKIN, Judge.

Appellant challenges his conviction for attempted second-degree murder, arguing that (1) the admission at trial of statements made by appellant at his omnibus hearing in response to a plea offer tendered by the state violated Minn. R. Evid. 410 and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support appellant’s conviction. Appellant also raises a pro se claim regarding the prosecutor’s failure to submit a lesser-included offense to the jury. We hold that statements made by a defendant that are not part of a guilty plea or an offer to plead guilty are admissible under Minn. R.…