Legal Opinion
State v. Voorhees
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 23, 1999No. C6-98-23PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL H. ANDERSON, Justice.
Appellant Brad Alan Voorhees appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of the premeditated first-degree murder of his 'wife, Carolyn. Voorhees asserts several points of error by the district court. Voorhees first argues that he was denied his constitutional right to present a defense because the court: (a) precluded his expert witness from offering opinion testimony concerning the effects of a combination of Prozac, alcohol, and methamphetamine on his ability to premeditate the killing; (b) precluded him from testifying whether Prozac caused him to kill…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. MechanikSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. MerrillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- State v. MyersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
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3Cited by42 opinions
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