Legal Opinion

State v. Bohlsen

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 23, 1994No. C1-94-177PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Based upon all the files, records and proceedings herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Steven Allen Bohlsen for further review of the unpublished 2-1 decision of the court of appeals in the above-entitled matter be, and the same is, denied. However, we take this opportunity to caution prosecutors against making the kind of closing argument with respect to the presumption of innocence that the prosecutor made in this case. 1 This argument was improper, as our decision in State v. Jensen, 308 Minn. 377, 242 N.W.2d 109 (1976), makes clear. See also State v. Thomas, 307 Minn.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. SalitrosSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
  2. State v. SauerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
  3. State v. JensenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
  4. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
  5. State v. DeVereSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. YoungSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
  2. State v. VueSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
  3. Finnegan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2009
  4. State of Minnesota v. Christian Portillo, A21-1621, Supreme Court, December 13, 2023Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2023
  5. State of Minnesota v. Christian Portillo, A21-1621, Supreme Court, December 13, 2023Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2023

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