Legal Opinion
State v. Parker
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 22, 1988No. C1-86-2143PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
AMDAHL, Chief Justice.
The issue on this appeal is whether the prosecutor’s unobjected-to comment in closing argument on the defendant’s failure to call certain witnesses to support an affirmative defense constituted plain error requiring a new trial. The court of appeals held that it was plain error. State v. Parker, 412 N.W.2d 419 (Minn.App.1987). Concluding that it was not plain error, we reverse that part of the court of appeals’ decision awarding defendant a new trial and we reinstate defendant’s conviction of gross misdemeanor DWI.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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- State v. CaronSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- State v. RaceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- State v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- State v. BerkelmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
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