State v. Lefthand

SANDSTROM, Justice.

Michael Lefthand appeals from a judgment of conviction following a guilty verdict for class AA felony murder. He argues: (1) statements he made while jailed in Minnesota should have been excluded at trial, (2) hearsay testimony that a third party committed the murder should have been allowed, and (3) ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment.

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On November 12, 1985, Harlan Christensen was murdered in downtown Fargo. According to trial testimony, a group of men including the defendant, Michael Lefthand, accompanied Christensen to a liquor store on the night he…