Legal Opinion
State v. Hoffman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 30, 1982No. 81-591PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TODD, Justice.
David Hoffman was convicted of first degree murder in the brutal slaying of his wife. During interrogation he had implicated his mother who was charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder. We reversed her conviction in State v. Ulvinen, 313 N.W.2d 425 (Minn.1981). Hoffman contends his conviction should be reversed because of the improper admission of a confession, improper jury instructions regarding the defense of mental illness; failure to instruct on the lesser included offense of first degree manslaughter, improper jury conduct, and improper prosecutorial final…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. Archie W. BrawnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- State v. WahlbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Bethea v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- State v. LeinweberSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
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3Cited by41 opinions
- State v. GreenleafSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
- In Re Welfare of G. (NMN) M.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
- State v. ProvostSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- State v. BromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- State v. AmbayeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
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