Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 10, 1997No. C9-96-1162PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TOMLJANOVICH, Justice.
A Washington County jury convicted Calvin Nivlac Jones, III, a juvenile, of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Richard Doyle. The state based a large portion of its case on two separate statements given by Jones to police. In the first statement, Jones admitted he was the one who pulled the trigger. In the second statement, Jones stated he pulled the trigger only after his cohort, Darrell Johnson, first pointed the gun at and threatened to kill him. Jones now contends that the trial court erred in admitting both statements because the…
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