State v. Gould

OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Judge.

Appellant Joseph Gould was convicted of possession of stolen property. Minn.Stat. § 609.53, subd. 1 (1984). On appeal he claims the trial court abused its discretion in admitting Spreigl evidence and that the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct in closing argument. We affirm.

FACTS

Gould’s conviction stemmed from the discovery of a stolen Lindig pulverizer at his home. Gould owns and operates the Shamrock Construction Company, and in July 1984 was working on a project in Maple-wood. Mogren Brothers owned the pulver-izer and was working adjacent to the site…