Legal Opinion

State v. Landro

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 20, 1993No. C5-92-1618PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TOMUANOVICH, Justice.

Ross Alan Landro appeals his convictions for first and second degree murder. He argues that his conviction cannot stand because of juror misconduct, the improper admission of rebuttal evidence, and insufficient corroboration of accomplice testimony. We affirm.

Jessie Adams was shot to death during the early morning hours of December 7, 1991 outside of Born’s Bar, St. Paul. 1 Appellant 2 and a friend, James Taylor, spent most of the day of December 6, 1991 together. At about noon they met at a friend’s house. According to James’ testimony, appellant showed him a .22 caliber…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Schwartz v. Minneapolis Suburban Bus Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
  3. State v. CoxSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  4. State v. JensenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
  5. State v. LemireSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. RichardsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
  2. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
  3. State v. VarnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
  4. State v. PedersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
  5. State v. CaswellCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1996

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