State v. Erickson

OPINION

BLATZ, C.J.

On direct appeal of appellant Steven James Erickson’s multiple felony convictions, we determined that four errors occurred during his trial. See State v. Erickson, 597 N.W.2d 897, 899 (Minn.1999) (.Erickson I). We remanded to the trial court for a Schwartz hearing to determine the degree of prejudice, if any, caused appellant by the errors. 1 See id. The trial court found that the errors had no effect on the jurors’ deliberations or their opinion of appellant’s guilt or innocence. After considering the evidence gathered at the Schwartz hearing, we conclude that appellant was…