Legal Opinion

State v. Friend

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 11, 1992No. C9-91-2437PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KEITH, Chief Justice.

Defendant, Craig Michael Friend, was found guilty by a St. Louis County district court jury of first degree premeditated murder in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185, subd. 1 (1990), and felony murder in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185, subd. 2 (1990). Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment for the first degree murder conviction. On appeal, defendant argues that (1) he was denied a fair trial by the admission of certain photographs and a videotape of the crime scene; (2) he was denied his constitutional right to call an expert witness in surrebuttal to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. DeZelerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
  3. State v. AltonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  4. State v. RainerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
  5. State v. HummelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State v. ScalesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
  2. State v. WalenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
  3. State v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  4. State v. RhodesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
  5. State v. HurdSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2009

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