Legal Opinion
State v. Larson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 27, 1986No. C3-84-1782PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
Kevin Scott Larson was convicted by a Swift County District Court jury of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.344(c) (1984). 1 The court of appeals reversed the conviction and ordered a new trial on the ground the trial court improperly excluded evidence that the prosecutor coerced the complainant into testifying at trial. Because we find no prejudicial error in the trial of the case below, we reverse and reinstate the conviction.
Larson was convicted of using force or coercion to accomplish sexual penetration. 2 Larson had lived with the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. MyersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- State v. OlkonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- State v. CaswellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. BuchananSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- State v. GlazeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- State v. GraysonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
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