State v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMONETT, Justice.
We reverse defendant’s conviction for selling 10 grams or more of a cocaine mixture because the proof fails to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the total weight of the mixture was 10 grams or more. We remand for resentencing for a second degree offense of selling a mixture of a lesser weight (3 grams or more); and we affirm the trial court’s instruction on constructive possession.
The morning of January 20, 1992, at about 3:30 a.m., after observing a group of men loitering in a parking lot behind an apartment building, the police stopped a car that left the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. FlorineSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- State v. LaBarreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- State v. VailSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- People v. KaludisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- State v. EwingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
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3Cited by15 opinions
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