Legal Opinion

State v. Thomas

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 25, 1999No. C5-98-1003PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAGE, J.

Appellant James Thomas was found guilty of one count of first-degree premeditated murder in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(1) (1998) for the death of 14-month-old Reneshia Featherson and one count of second-degree intentional murder in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.19, subd. 1(1) (1998) for the death of Reneshia’s mother, Tina Simmons, after a bench trial in Henne-pin County District Court. Thomas was sentenced to life imprisonment for the first-degree murder conviction and a consecutive 306-month sentence for the second-degree murder conviction. In this direct appeal,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. MooreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
  2. State v. CooperSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
  3. State v. BowlesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
  4. State v. BromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  5. State v. LloydSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. Lopez-RiosSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
  2. State v. ChomnarithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
  3. State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
  4. State v. BahtuohSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
  5. State v. HurdSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012

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