Legal Opinion

State v. Griffin

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided May 12, 2014No. A13-0400PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RODENBERG, Judge.

Appellant Melvin Antwon Griffin appeals from his convictions of first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct in violation of Minn.Stat. §§ 609.342, subd. l(e)(i), .344, subd. 1(c) (2010). He argues that (1) his jury was not drawn from a fair cross-section of the community as required by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article 1, section 6 of the Minnesota Constitution, (2) the district court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of his prior felony convictions for impeachment purposes, and (3) the district court erred by misreading…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Connecticut v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State of Maine v. Jomo WhiteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2022
  2. State of Minnesota v. Atravius Joseph WeeksSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2025

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