Legal Opinion
State v. Sandve
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 9, 1968No. 40299PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Knutson, Chief Justice.
Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the crime of simple robbery and sentenced to the State Prison for a term not to exceed 10 years.
The facts are not seriously in dispute. About 10 p. m. on May 6, 1965, Eloy McKeever, who was employed as a desk clerk at the Wilmington Hotel in Minneapolis, was at his position. A man, later identified as defendant, James Sandve, walked into the hotel with his right hand in his jacket pocket and said to McKeever, “This is a stickup.” His hand was held in his pocket in such a manner as to create the impression that he was armed; his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Tehan v. United States Ex Rel. ShottSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. WaldronSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Carter v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. LarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- State v. GreySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- State v. CharltonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
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