Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 24, 1984No. C0-82-536PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PETERSON, Justice.

Defendant, Isaac Brown, was convicted of first-degree murder of Police Officer Richard Miller in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(4) (1982) (intentional killing of a peace officer engaged in the performance of official duties). That defendant shot and killed Officer Miller is undisputed. On appeal, however, defendant raises various alleged errors at trial and the unconstitutionality of the intentional killing of a peace officer statute, section 609.185(4). We affirm.

On August 25, 1981, defendant; his brother, Roberto Lynn Brown; and defendant’s girl friend, Evetta Cotton,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. State v. LinderSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. PilcherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
  2. State v. ChambersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
  4. State v. ProvostSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
  5. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2008

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