State v. Starkey

OPINION

HARTEN, Judge.

Jayme Charles Frederick Starkey appeals from his conviction for second degree murder, challenging the exclusion of pornographic evidence portraying violence, portions of the state’s closing argument, and the post-trial court’s refusal to question jurors regarding outside influence. We affirm.

FACTS

This case involves the January 12, 1992 death of civic leader Earl Craig, Jr., age 52, director of the Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Starkey then age 18, claimed to have killed Craig accidentally during a struggle in Craig’s townhouse.

Starkey testified that on…