Legal Opinion
State v. Scales
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 30, 1994No. C4-93-1541PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WAHL, Justice.
Michael Jerome Scales appeals from a judgment of conviction, after a jury trial in a Hennepin County District Court, of two counts of first degree murder1 and one count of second degree intentional murder2 in connection with the stabbing death of Otha Brown. He was sentenced to life in prison.
The primary issue on appeal is whether appellant has a due process right under the Minnesota Constitution to have his entire interrogation by law enforcement authorities recorded or whether this court should exercise its supervisory powers to mandate such a requirement. Appellant…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Stephan v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1985
- Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Mallott v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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3Cited by163 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. DiGiambattistaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- United States v. Todd Tykarsky A/K/A Toddyty63 A/K/A Golpher12345Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
- Harold S. Alston v. Walter Redman, Warden Charles M. Oberly, Iii, Attorney General of the State of Delaware and the State of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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