Legal Opinion
State v. Branson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 7, 1992No. C6-91-2072, C8-91-2168PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
The question certified in this appeal asks us to determine whether the felony murder statute, Minn.Stat. § 609.19(2) (1990), applies where a bystander is killed during an exchange of gunfire in which the defendant allegedly participated but where the fatal shot was fired by someone other than the defendant or someone associated with the defendant in committing or attempting to commit a felony.
The facts, briefly summarized from the complaint, are these: In the early morning hours of May 26,1991, as Troy Quigley and his brother were leaving a bar in South Minneapolis, they became…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- People v. WashingtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Smith v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- State v. RustNebraska Supreme Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. BalliroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- People v. WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
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3Cited by22 opinions
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