State v. Cao

OPINION

MEYER, Justice.

Respondent Kasey Vo Cao was found guilty of third-and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, in violation of Minn.Stat. §§ 609.344, subd. 1(d), and 609.345, subd. 1(d) (2008). During the State’s closing argument, the prosecutor stated that Minnesota law did not require corroboration of the complainant’s testimony for the jury to find Cao guilty of criminal sexual conduct. The court of appeals held that this statement was prosecutorial misconduct in the form of plain error. We hold that the prosecutor did not commit plain error because the prosecutor’s statement did not…