State v. Earl

OPINION

HANSON, Justice.

Appellant Christopher Jacob Earl appeals his conviction of ten counts of first-degree murder in connection with the April 28, 2003, deaths of Hollis Chromey and her children, Jerrod and Katie Zapzal-ka, in Long Prairie, Minnesota. Earl bases his appeal on four issues: (1) whether the district court erred in admitting into evidence Earl’s statement to police, taken after appellant had invoked his right to counsel; (2) whether the jury instructions misstated the state’s burden of proof on accomplice liability; (3) whether the evidence was sufficient to convict Earl of…