State v. Ostrem

OPINION

GARDEBRING, Justice.

In December 1992, Jason Alan Ostrem was charged with second-degree burglary and theft. In October 1993, Ostrem was convicted of aiding and abetting second-degree burglary and aiding and abetting theft. See Minn.Stat. § 609.582, subd. 2(a) (1994); Minn.Stat. § 609.52, subd. 2(1) (1994); Minn. Stat. § 609.05 (1994). The court of appeals reversed Ostrem’s conviction on three grounds: 1) denial of due process resulting from a single-photo identification process; 2) impermissible appearance of partiality resulting from the trial court’s instruction on aiding and…