Legal Opinion
State v. Slowinski
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 12, 1990No. C9-89-42PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
Defendant James T. Slowinski was found guilty of premeditated murder (Minn.Stat. § 609.185(1) (1986)) and murder in the first degree while committing or attempting to commit first degree criminal sexual conduct (Minn.Stat. § 609.185(2) (1986)), in connection with the September 13, 1987 stabbing death of his neighbor Sherry Syver-son. In this appeal, defendant claims that his confession should not have been admitted for the purposes of impeachment because it was involuntary and obtained as a result of psychological coercion and promises of leniency; that the trial court erred in…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Maine v. MoultonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- State v. SpreiglSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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3Cited by70 opinions
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