State v. Hughes

OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

Following a jury trial in Freeborn County District Court, appellant Robert Michael Hughes was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree intentional murder for the shooting death of his wife, Tammy Hughes. Appellant filed a direct appeal to this court, arguing that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to prove the element of premeditation beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the district court’s jury instructions regarding first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree intentional murder constituted plain error that entitles him to a…