State v. Dame

OPINION

HANSON, Justice.

Appellant Lawrence Scott Dame was convicted of five counts of murder in the first degree, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(a)(1) (2002), in connection with the deaths of his sister, Donna Mimbach, her husband, Todd Mimbach, and then-three children, Daniel Mimbach, age 22 months; Amber Duval, age 9; and John Mimbach, age 12. On appeal, Dame argues that (1) the district court erred in admitting crime-scene and autopsy photographs during the mental-illness phase of a bifurcated trial, (2) the district court erred by delaying jury deliberations after closing arguments,…