Legal Opinion

State v. McCoy

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided February 17, 1987No. C6-86-825PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Judge.

John Ray McCoy appeals from his convictions of first degree criminal sexual conduct and first degree intrafamilial sexual abuse. He contends the trial court abused its discretion by admitting expert testimony on the behavioral characteristics of sexually abused children and Spreigl evidence of other acts, and that there was insufficient evidence. We affirm.

FACTS

On the morning of May 28, 1985, McCoy’s 12-year-old daughter T.M. left her home and ran to the neighbors and told them “my dad is hurting me,” then called her mother at work and said: “Dad is sexually abusing…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. MyersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  2. State v. TureSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  3. State v. DoughmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
  4. State v. ThurmerCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
  5. Hestad v. Pennsylvania Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. WermerskirchenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
  2. State v. RainerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
  3. M.L. v. MagnusonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
  4. State v. ShampCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
  5. State v. McCoyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001

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