Legal Opinion
State v. Litzau
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 30, 2002No. C3-00-2099PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Russell A., Justice.
Appellant Kevin Richard Litzau was convicted of controlled substance crime in the first degree for possessing methamphetamine with intent to sell in violation of Minn.Stat. § 152.021, subds. 1(1), 8(b) (2000), and sentenced to 134 months in prison. On appeal, the court of appeals affirmed the conviction by panel majority but remanded for resentencing. Concluding that the cumulative effect of evidentia-ry rulings deprived appellant of a fair trial, 4 we reverse and remand for new trial.
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- State v. JuarezSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
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3Cited by48 opinions
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