Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 12, 2004No. C3-02-96PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLATZ, Chief Justice.
Appellant, State of Minnesota, appeals from the court of appeals decision, which granted Eric Smith, defendant and respondent, a new trial because the trial court’s jury instructions diluted the reasonable doubt standard. We reverse.
On July 14, 2001, two Minneapolis police officers patrolling in a marked squad car spotted Smith driving a blue Chevrolet Blazer bearing the license plate number of a vehicle that had been reported to the Minneapolis Police Department as stolen. The officers testified that they never lost sight of the vehicle and pursued the vehicle…
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