Legal Opinion

State v. Jackson

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided October 8, 2009No. A07-1239PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIETZEN, Justice.

Appellant Cornelius Jackson was indicted for first-degree premeditated murder, MinmStat. § 609.185(a)(1) (2008), and crime committed for the benefit of a gang, Minn.Stat. § 609.229, subd. 2 (2008), for the shooting death of Christopher Lynch. A Hennepin County jury found Jackson guilty of both counts. The district court entered judgment of conviction of first-degree premeditated murder against Jackson, and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release. We affirm.

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2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Ross v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Georgia v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. United States v. Martinez-SalazarSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. AndersenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  2. State v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  3. State v. GatsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
  4. State v. VueSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
  5. State v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2012

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