Legal Opinion
State of Minnesota v. Amanda Lea Peltier
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 10, 2016No. A14-1452PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIETZEN, Justice.
Appellant Amanda Lea Peltier was found guilty by a Pope County jury of first-degree murder while committing child abuse, second-degree felony murder, and second-degree manslaughter, arising out of the death of Eric D. on February 28, 2013. The district court convicted Peltier of first-degree murder while committing child abuse and imposed a life sentence with the possibility of supervised release after 30 years. On direct appeal Peltier argues: (1) the jury instruction omitted essential elements of the charged offense, denying her a fair trial; (2) the district court…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. GrillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- State v. RameySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
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