State v. Kunkel

MARING, Justice.

Werner Wolfgang Kunkel appeals from a criminal judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of murdering Gilbert Fassett. We affirm.

Fassett’s body was found in a wooded area on the Fort Totten Indian Reservation on August 10, 1986. Fassett had been stabbed more than 100 times. A variety of law enforcement agencies investigated Fassett’s death, and in January 1995, the Ramsey County State’s Attorney issued a criminal complaint charging Kunkel with Fassett’s murder. In August 1995, a jury found Kunk-el guilty of murder.

Kunkel appeals, arguing the state presented…