State v. Crocker

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Appellant Earl Crocker was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.344, subd. 1(c) (1984) and kidnapping, Minn.Stat. § 609.25, subd. 1(2) (1984). He contends the trial court abused its discretion by admitting Spreigl evidence, and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his kidnapping conviction. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Appellant, 57 years old, went to Winona with an acquaintance, 23 year old Billy Goetz, on the evening of February 16,1986. Appellant and Goetz lived in separate apartment units in the same…