State v. Back

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

We have consolidated for purposes of decision the sentencing appeals of Ronald William Back and James Croft, both of whom were convicted in Hennepin County District Court of second-degree felony murder, Minn.Stat. § 609.19(2) (1982), for their roles in the shooting death of a Minneapolis woman early on July 17, 1982. We affirm.

The records on appeal indicate that, after an evening of drinking and smoking marijuana, defendants and a 14-year-old girl decided to “go out shooting.” Back obtained a .44 caliber Magnum rifle and approximately 30 rounds of ammunition and then…