Legal Opinion

State v. Ulm

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided October 22, 1982No. 81-1152PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WAHL, Justice.

Theodore Ulm was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to a life term. He appeals from his conviction, claiming that the trial court erred in rejecting his mental illness defense and in its finding of premeditation. He also raises issues relating to the grand jury proceedings, the admission of certain evidence, and the sentence he received. We affirm.

The victim, Harold Jones, was employed by Sharon Township to do general road maintenance. On March 2, 1981, he and a helper, Casey Vanderlouw, were cutting brush along the township road that ran along the edge of Ulm’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. State v. McCullumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  4. State v. RawlandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
  5. State v. BottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. OthoudtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
  2. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
  3. State v. BromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  4. State v. LloydSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  5. State v. McFarlandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985

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