Legal Opinion
State v. DeWald
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 30, 1990No. C3-90-43PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
Defendant James Albert DeWald was convicted of two counts of murder in the first degree, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(3) (1988), for the death of Walter Werdal who was killed by blows from a baseball bat during the burglary and robbery of Werdal’s south Minneapolis home. Defendant appeals the conviction arguing that he is entitled to reversal or a new trial because of (1) prosecutorial misconduct, (2) ineffective assistance of counsel, (3) trial court error in failing to suppress evidence seized during execution of search warrants involving defendant, his apartment and…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by43 opinions
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