Legal Opinion

State v. Ostlund

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided December 15, 1987No. C5-87-390PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

Appellant Janet Marie Ostlund was charged by complaint1 with second degree murder in the unintentional killing of her infant daughter Maria by shaking her and causing massive injury to her brain. After a jury trial, appellant was convicted. The trial court denied defense motions for a judgment of acquittal at the close of the state’s case and after the verdict. The trial court also denied appellant’s motion for a new trial. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant married David Ostlund in January 1983. The couple wanted to have children but experienced problems of infertility. They…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. State v. SpreiglSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  2. State v. WahlbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  3. State v. LeinweberSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
  4. State v. TureSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  5. State v. DanielsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re the Welfare of M.D.O.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  2. State v. McClarySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  3. State v. LivingstonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
  4. State v. OrfiCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
  5. State v. OlsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990

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