Legal Opinion
State v. Flowers
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 2, 1977No. 47717PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
Defendant was convicted of aggravated assault under Minn.St. 609.225(2), and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison pursuant to Minn.St. 609.11. We reverse and remand.
The two significant issues raised on appeal are: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict, and (2) whether there was prejudicial error by the trial court in allowing the state to refer to a prior act by defendant, his conviction for which had been ruled inadmissible at the Rasmussen hearing.
1. Considered in the light most favorable to the state, the evidence is sufficient. State v. Bowser, 305…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
- State v. BowserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- State v. GegenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- State v. OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. McRaeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- State v. JahnkeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- Michigan Restaurant Ass'n v. City of MarquetteMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
- State v. HogetvedtCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001
- State v. HenriksenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
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