Legal Opinion
State v. Koop
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 31, 1986No. C1-84-2204PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
AMDAHL, Chief Justice.
Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of attempted second-degree murder and of second- and third-degree assault for attacking his ex-wife and two others with a tire iron. The Court of Appeals, 375 N.W.2d 496, granted defendant a new trial after concluding that the trial court preju-dicially erred in denying a defense request for the submission of the lesser-included offense of attempted first-degree heat-of-passion manslaughter. We reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate the convictions. 1
The relevant facts are not in serious dispute. Defendant…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. LeinweberSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- State v. SwainSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- United States v. Stanley Joseph MarkisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- State v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. HolbronHawaii Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. DahlinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
- State v. MerrillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- State v. DimmickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- State v. WermanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
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