Legal Opinion

State v. Jorgenson

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided December 9, 2008No. A07-1745PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge. *

Appellant Jarrett Jorgenson, in challenging his felony conviction and sentence for terroristic threats, seeks a new trial on the grounds that the district court erroneously instructed the jury. Alternatively, appellant alleges that there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction for terroristic threats. Although there was sufficient evidence to sustain appellant’s conviction if the jury instructions had been adequate, the district court committed plain error affecting appellant’s substantial rights in issuing the erroneous jury instruction, thus we reverse…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. State v. GrillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
  4. State v. WebbSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  5. State v. RameySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. Richard McFeeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  2. State v. HersiCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2009
  3. State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2009
  4. Ravy Nov v. State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2017
  5. State of Minnesota v. Ernest Alvin RanzyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2016

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