Legal Opinion
State v. Boyce
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 1, 1969No. 41397PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sheran, Justice.
Appeal from a judgment of conviction of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
On July 15, 1967, defendant, Donald Boyce, shot and killed Theo E. Merkel. Indicted for murder in the first degree, he waived his right to a jury trial. At the close of the evidence, the trial judge made this statement for the record:
“* * * [T] he state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that * * * defendant, Donald Theodore Boyce, intentionally caused the death of another human being * * *; that the death of Theo E. Merkel as caused by the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. SpreiglSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- Maher v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1862
- Commonwealth v. ColandroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- People v. BestCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
- State v. KeatonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
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3Cited by77 opinions
- State v. GrillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- State v. SwainSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- State v. BuchananSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- State v. BlackSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
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