Legal Opinion
State v. McCoy
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 1, 2004No. C4-02-1788PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILBERT, Justice.
In this case, we are asked to resolve whether evidence of similar conduct by the accused against an alleged victim of domestic abuse may be admitted against the accused under Minn.Stat. § 634.20 (2002) without first being established by clear and convincing evidence. Respondent Tyrone S. McCoy was convicted of misdemeanor domestic assault of his wife. Prior to trial, the district court ruled that the state could admit evidence under Minn. Stat. § 634.20 that respondent had previously assaulted his wife. The court of appeals reversed respondent’s conviction, holding…
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