Legal Opinion
State v. Malaski
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 25, 1983No. C1-82-240PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Justice.
Early on April 29, 1981, defendant killed his friend, 28-year-old Elmer Egerdahl, with one shot from a military rifle at their house in Dilworth, which is in Clay County. Defendant was subsequently charged with second-degree (intentional) murder. At his trial in November of 1981, defendant claimed that he did not intend to kill Eger-dahl and that the shooting was justifiable. The trial court submitted second-degree murder, first-degree (intentional heat-of-passion) manslaughter, and second-degree (culpably negligent) manslaughter. Minn. Stat. §§ 609.19, 609.20(1) and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State Ex Rel. Rasmussen v. TahashSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
3Cited by52 opinions
- State v. BairdSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
- State v. CrowsbreastSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- State v. CrossSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- State v. LitzauSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
- State v. SandersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
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