Legal Opinion
State of Minnesota v. Armando DeLaCruz, Jr.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided August 1, 2016No. A15-1177PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRATVOLD, Judge.
Appellant, Armando DeLaCruz, Jr., appeals from his convictions of 20 offenses, arguing that the district court abused its discretion in denying his amended new-trial motion, which asserted that the state committed a Brady violation by failing to disclose critical impeachment evidence re garding the complaining witness. We hold that the district court erred by concluding it lacked discretion to consider appellant’s amended new-trial motion. First, we reject the state’s claim that the district court lacked jurisdiction over the amended new-trial motion. Second, we…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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