State v. Rainey

Defendant, found guilty by a district court jury of second-degree murder, Minn. St. 609.19, and sentenced by the trial court to a maximum indeterminate term of not to exceed 40 years’ imprisonment, appeals from judgment of conviction. After careful consideration of the issues raised by defendant, we affirm.

Defendant’s first contention is that the trial court erred in failing to make findings at the Rasmussen hearing on the question of the voluntariness of incriminating statements he made to police. Defendant further argues that remand for findings is unnecessary) because the incriminating…