Legal Opinion
State v. Leake
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 23, 2005No. A04-57PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLATZ, Chief Justice.
On September 22, 2003, a jury found appellant Pierre Leake guilty of first-degree premeditated murder in connection with the stabbing death of Megan Fisher. The trial court then convicted Leake of first-degree murder and sentenced him to life without the possibility of release. On appeal, Leake argues that the ewdence was insufficient to prove premeditation beyond a reasonable doubt and that his sentence is unconstitutional under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), and Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by87 opinions
- State v. ShattuckSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
- Leake v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2007
- State v. SwansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- State v. Al-NaseerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
- State v. OsborneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
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