State v. Anderson

OPINION

G. BARRY ANDERSON, Judge.

Appellant State of Minnesota asserts that the district court clearly erred by dismissing a felony murder charge and concluding that neither felon in possession nor possession of a stolen firearm can serve as predicate offenses to felony murder. Because the district court erroneously failed to consider the manner in which respondent committed the other crimes and, because respondent’s possession of a loaded shotgun posed a special danger to human life when pointed at the victim’s head from a few feet away, we reverse.

FACTS

On February 26, 2002, respondent,…