State v. Koskela

OPINION

STRINGER, Justice.

Appellant, Eric William Koskela, was convicted of first-degree burglary in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.582, subd. 1 (1994) and first-degree felony murder in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(3) (1994). Appellant was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree felony murder and to a concurrent sentence of 21 months for first-degree burglary. Appellant appeals from the judgment of conviction. We affirm appellant’s convictions.

On August 5, 1990, the victim was found dead in her apartment at LouAnn Terrace in Crystal; Minnesota. On that day, the tenants in the…