State v. Dimmick

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

An Olmsted County jury convicted Michael J. Dimmick of one count of premeditated first-degree murder and one count of first-degree- felony murder for the killing of Mary Ann Tigner. In this appeal, Dimmick seeks a new trial based on his claim that the trial court committed reversible error when it refused to instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of second-degree felony murder. Because we conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to instruct the jury on second-degree felony murder, we affirm Dimmick’s conviction.

Dimmick worked as a…