Legal Opinion

State v. Harris

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 24, 2017No. A15-0711PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

A jury found respondent Carlos Harris guilty of possession of a firearm by an ineligible person. The court of appeals reversed, concluding that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. Appellant State of Minnesota petitioned for review, asserting that the court of appeals erred in its application of the law and asking us to abandon the separate standard of review for convictions based on circumstantial evidence. We conclude that the court of appeals correctly applied the law and we decline the invitation to overrule our…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. State v. WebbSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  2. State v. RameySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
  3. Bernhardt v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
  4. State v. WebberSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  5. State v. AndersenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Wheeler v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2018
  2. State v. AlarconSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2019
  3. State v. PetersenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2018
  4. State v. GermanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2019
  5. State v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2019

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