Legal Opinion

State v. Warndahl

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 10, 1989No. C2-88-597PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YETKA, Justice.

On December 8,1987, defendant, Rodney Allen Warndahl, after a bifurcated trial before the Kandiyohi County District Court, was convicted of first- and second-degree murder in connection with the August 29, 1987 death of Jacqueline Duncan. Defendant was sentenced to a mandatory life term.

On appeal, defendant does not dispute that he caused the death of Jacqueline Duncan, but argues that his conviction must be reversed because: 1) the trial court erred in failing to suppress defendant’s statements made to police after he had requested an attorney and 2) the trial court erred when…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. MunsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
  2. State v. PilcherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
  3. State v. JobeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
  4. State v. HardySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
  5. State v. BergersonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003

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