State of Minnesota v. Brian George Fitch

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

' On February 2, 2015, a Stearns County jury found appellant Brian George Fitch guilty of one count of first-degree murder of a peace officer, Minn.Stat. § 609.185(a)(4) (2014); three counts of attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer, Minn. Stat. §§ 609.17, 609.185(a)(4) (2014); and one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm, Minn.Stat. §§ 624.713, subd.'1(2), 609.11,- subd. 5(b) (2014). Fitch appealed to our court. On appeal, Fitch claims that his convictions -must be vacated on two grounds. First, Fitch argues that the district court violated his…