Legal Opinion
State v. Ngoc Van Vu
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 10, 1983No. C8-82-770PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YETKA, Justice.
Le Thi Bui was found strangled to death in her apartment on August 28,1981. Following is a summary of the events leading up to her death.
Defendant, Ngoc Van Vu, emigrated to the United States from Viet Nam in 1975. He met Le Thi Bui, also a Vietnamese emigrant, in 1977, when both were employed by Goldberger Foods, Inc., in Minneapolis. In September 1980, defendant, Ms. Bui, and Ms. Bui’s 13-year-old daughter Julie moved into an apartment at 1003 East 28th Street in Minneapolis.
Defendant’s personal relationship with Ms. Bui began to deteriorate after they started living…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State v. WahlbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
- State v. LinderSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
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