Legal Opinion
State v. Keaton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 8, 1960No. 37,838PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dell, Chief Justice.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of murder in the first degree.
On November 20, 1958, at approximately 9 p. m. the defendant went to a liquor tavern in Minneapolis known as “South of the Border,” which was connected with the “Key Club,” to meet his girl friend, Rita Toliver. Together they then approached a table occupied by a man described as a “little fellow” and William Leroy Farrell. Defendant, according to the state’s witness Henry Bailey, asked Rita, “Is this the man?” and then struck the “little fellow” with his fist. A fight followed between the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- State v. DeZelerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Ryan v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
- State v. . HawkinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
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3Cited by44 opinions
- State v. MerrillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- State v. WahlbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- State v. SwainSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- State v. FloresSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- State v. BoyceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
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