Legal Opinion
State v. Richards
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 31, 1992No. CX-91-1409PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
Defendant Leonard Joseph Richards appeals his conviction, by jury verdict, of premeditated first degree murder 1 in the death of attorney Robert Stratton. Defendant’s previous conviction for Stratton’s premeditated first degree murder was reversed by this court when defendant successfully argued that he had been denied his right of self-representation. State v. Richards, 456 N.W.2d 260 (Minn.1990). At the second trial, defendant represented himself with the able assistance of appointed standby counsel and was again convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by75 opinions
- State v. ProfitSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
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- State v. HendersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
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