Legal Opinion

State v. Peou

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 21, 1998No. C3-97-289PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GARDEBRING, Justice.

Sarith Peou appeals from his conviction of two counts of murder in the first degree while committing aggravated robbery, Minn. Stat. § 609.185(3) (1996), for the killing of two St. Paul residents in July 1996. The jury also found him guilty of two counts of murder in the second degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.19, subd. 1(1) (1996), but acquitted him of premeditated murder in the first degree. Peou was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the two first-degree murder convictions.

On appeal, Peou sets forth four issues for review: (1) whether the trial court abused…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Bellcourt v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
  2. State v. MerrillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  3. State v. AuchampachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
  4. State v. BookwalterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
  5. State v. BoitnottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. KuhnauSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
  2. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
  3. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  4. State v. MooreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
  5. State v. HannonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005

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