Legal Opinion

State v. Senske

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided September 24, 1971No. 42208PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Kelly, Justice.

Defendant has been found guilty by a jury of aggravated robbery and he appeals his conviction on the grounds that:(1) The evidence presented by the state was insufficient as a matter of law to sustain the jury’s verdict;(2) The trial court erred in refusing to grant defendant’s motion to strike the testimony of a witness; and(3) Minn. St. 595.07, which authorizes the impeachment of any witness who has previously been convicted of a crime by proof of such violation, defeats defendant’s constitutional right to a fair trial.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. State v. SuttonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  3. State v. DamlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
  4. State v. PoelaertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
  5. State v. KohuthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. CaronSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  3. State v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  4. State v. FenneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  5. State v. HillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977

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