State v. Schluter

SHERAN, Chief Justice.

Defendant, who was charged with second-degree murder, Minn.St. 609.19, was found guilty by a district court jury of the lesser-included charge of first-degree manslaughter, Minn.St. 609.20(1), and was sentenced by the trial court to a limited maximum term of 10 years in prison, with execution of sentence stayed pending the outcome of this direct appeal. Issues raised by defendant on this appeal relate to the sufficiency of the evidence, the propriety of submitting lesser offenses, the adequacy of the court’s instructions, and the propriety of the court’s refusal of a…