Legal Opinion

State v. Riddley

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided November 25, 2009No. A08-1018PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice.

On March 19, 2008, appellant Dontaro Riddley was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and first-degree murder committed during the commission of an aggravated robbery. The Hennepin County District Court sentenced Riddley to two concurrent life sentences without the possibility of parole. Riddley filed this direct appeal seeking to overturn his convictions. On appeal, Riddley argues that: (1) the district court improperly admitted evidence of other crimes, and (2) the district court improperly dismissed a juror for cause. We affirm.

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Patton v. YountSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. State v. SpreiglSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  4. State v. BillstromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
  5. State v. BolteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
  2. State v. HillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
  3. State of Minnesota v. Patrick William BentonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
  4. State v. HormannCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2011
  5. State v. JarosSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2019

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