Legal Opinion
State v. SONTOYA
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 16, 2010No. A09-1480PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIETZEN, Justice.
Appellant Michael Carrasco Sontoya was found guilty by a Ramsey County jury of first-degree murder while committing first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and second-degree unintentional murder while committing first-degree assault, arising out of the death of G.R. on September 30, 2008. The district court entered judgment of conviction for first-degree murder while committing first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and sentenced Sontoya to life in prison without the possibility of release. On direct appeal, Sontoya argues that the medical examiner’s expert testimony that…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- State v. GrillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- State v. RameySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- State v. SaldanaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
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