State v. Tran

OPINION

ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice.

A Dakota County jury found appellant Thanh Tran guilty of first-degree premedi tated murder and second-degree intentional murder for the shooting death of Dao Xiong. The district court convicted Tran of first-degree premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison. On appeal, Tran alleges that the court erred when it admitted evidence of the existence of a large insurance policy on the victim’s life and of the financial difficulties and gambling habits of the victim’s wife. Tran asserts that the court erred in admitting this evidence because there was…