State v. Schweppe

Rogosheske, Justice.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the crime of terroristic threats, Minn. St. 609.713, subd. 1. In this appeal from the judgment of conviction and from an order denying his alternative motion for a judgment of acquittal or for a new trial, defendant principally asserts that (1) the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support the jury’s finding of guilt; (2) prejudicial error occurred when the prosecution introduced evidence of defendant’s homosexuality; (3) the prosecution failed before trial to give proper notice of his intention to use this evidence;…