State v. Raymond

WAHL, Justice.

Defendant appeals his convictions for first degree felony murder in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(3) (1988) and second degree murder in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.19(1) (1988) for the killing of his neighbor, Ruth Lyke. Neither conviction requires premeditation, but both require evidence of intent to kill. The sole argument on appeal is that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support a finding of intent to kill as a matter of law. We find the evidence was sufficient and affirm the conviction.

Some time after 2:00 a.m. on June 4, 1986, the then 14 year old…