State v. Olson

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

On December 5, 1978, Gary Dean Olson was convicted by a jury of the murder of Pollie Johnson. Olson appeals from the final judgment of conviction and sentence of life imprisonment entered on March 14, 1979. We affirm.

Olson raises three issues on appeal:

1. Did the district court err in refusing to grant Olson’s motion for mistrial because of the misconduct of potential jurors?

2. Did the district court err in denying Olson’s motion to preclude the State from eliciting testimony from Steven Skar concerning alleged admissions made by Olson?

3. Was the evidence at trial…