Legal Opinion

State v. Belssner

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided December 18, 1990No. C6-90-120Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Charles Norman Belssner appeals his conviction for aggravated forgery. He contends he was denied a fair trial where the court ruled on the admissibility of Spreigl evidence by adopting the order (allowing it in) of the trial court in a previous forgery prosecution in which he was also the defendant. Belssner also alleges that the evidence of other crimes was not relevant, and, if it was, he alleges prejudice from the evidence far outweighed its probative value. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant was having mortgage problems in the fall of 1987. Federated Financial Corporation…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. SpreiglSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  2. State v. BillstromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
  3. State v. ForsmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  4. State v. DoughmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
  5. State v. CrockerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987

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