State v. Griller

OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

The State of Minnesota appeals from a court of appeals decision reversing the conviction of respondent George Griller for sec-. ond-degree intentional murder and second-degree felony murder. The court of appeals concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion in its evidentiary rulings, but held that the district court had given an erroneous instruction on defense-of-dwelling, which entitled him to a new trial. We agree that the district court did not abuse its discretion in its evidentiary rulings, but conclude that Griller is not entitled to a new…