Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided February 4, 1986No. C9-85-1294PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Appellant Lawrence Jones was convicted by a jury of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree under Minn.Stat. § 609.342(c) (1984). Appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. He also argues that the trial court committed reversible error in an evidentiary ruling. Finally, he asserts the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a dispositional sentencing departure. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant, age 34, and B.A., age 30, had known each other since childhood. The two began dating in November 1984 and were sexually intimate…

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3Cited by5 opinions

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