Legal Opinion

State v. Barsness

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided July 9, 1991No. C6-90-1882PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FORSBERG, Judge.

This appeal is from judgments of conviction and sentences for second degree intentional murder, Minn.Stat. § 609.19(1) (1990) and second degree manslaughter, Minn. Stat. § 609.205(1) (1990). We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Peggy Barsness was indicted on counts of second degree intentional murder and second degree culpable negligence manslaughter in the death of her six-month-old daughter Kirsten. Barsness left Kirsten unattended on January 23, 1989, when she flew to San Francisco to visit her boyfriend, Timothy Brewer.

Barsness flew back to Minneapolis a week later and found…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. BouwmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  2. State v. MooreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  3. State v. BromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  4. State v. BestSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  5. State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. James B. Masoner v. Otis Thurman, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  2. Arredondo v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2008
  3. State v. StilldayCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
  4. State v. MatelskiCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001
  5. State v. EltingCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992

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