Legal Opinion
State v. Goodridge
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 13, 1984No. CX-83-1106PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOTT, Justice.
Defendant Mahlon Goodridge was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in violation of Minn.Stat. §§ 609.185(2), 609.-185(3) and 609.05 (1982), in connection with the brutal beating death of Mrs. Luella Larson. 1 Following a jury trial in Henne- pin County District Court, defendant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to two concurrent life terms. We affirm one conviction and sentence (D.C. No. 81771-1), but vacate defendant’s other conviction and sentence (D.C. No. 81772-1).
During the evening of November 19, 1982, defendant socialized with three friends — Mitchell…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. TureSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- State v. BucknerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1977
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. MerrillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- State v. ShoopSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- State v. PeirceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Hoagland v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- State v. McKenzieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
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