State v. Gruber

TODD, Justice.

George Gruber spent August 18, 1975, in the company of Ken and Phil Aubol. They drank most of the day. That evening, while all three were obtaining gasoline at a Duluth service station, Ken Aubol engaged in an argument with the owner, Michael Rocheleau, whom he shot and killed. Gru-ber was indicted for aiding in the commission of the crime of murder in the first degree. Over objections of defense counsel, the trial court submitted to the jury the lesser included offense of manslaughter. The jury found Gruber guilty of aiding in the commission of the crime of manslaughter…