State v. Hawes

OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

Elizabeth Hawes was convicted of aiding and abetting the first-degree premeditated murder of her brother Edwin Hawes, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.05, subd. 1 (2010), and MinmStat. § 609.185(a)(1) (2010). The district court sentenced Hawes to life imprisonment. Hawes appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction. Hawes also argues that the district court erred when it ruled that out-of-court statements made by Hawes’ younger brother, Andrew Hawes, were not admissible as declarations against penal interest and when it denied…