Legal Opinion

State v. Wenthe

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided April 7, 2014No. A12-0263PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.*

Following appellant’s conviction of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, he asserts district court errors in (1) failing to instruct the jurors that they must unanimously agree that one of several proven acts constituted the single meeting in which the victim sought or received religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort; (2) failing to instruct the jury that the state must prove that appellant knew the complainant sought or received religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort during a meeting in which sexual conduct occurred; and (3) excluding evidence of the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Richardson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. State v. GrillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
  4. State v. RameySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
  5. State v. AmosSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State of Minnesota v. Christopher Thomas WentheSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
  2. State v. Ayala-LeyvaCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2014
  3. State of Minnesota v. Christopher PathCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2024
  4. State of Minnesota v. Christopher Thomas WentheSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
  5. State of Minnesota v. Thomas James MitchellCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2015

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