Legal Opinion
State v. Weaver
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided July 3, 2007No. A06-551PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLAPHAKE, Judge.
On appeal from his conviction for second-degree unintentional felony murder, Minn.Stat. § 609.19, subd. 2(1) (1998), Gordon Dennis Weaver challenges several of the district court’s evidentiary rulings, including its decision to allow the assistant medical examiner to testify regarding laboratory test results on the carbon-monoxide level in the victim’s blood. Appellant also challenges the district court’s imposition of a 300-month sentence, which represents a double upward departure, based on the jury’s finding that appellant acted with particular cruelty.
Because the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- State v. JuarezSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
- State v. Alvarez-LopezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. WorthySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- State v. Al-NaseerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
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