State v. Bryant

OPINION

Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of a charge of second-degree murder, Minn.St. 609.19, and was sentenced by the trial court to a prison term of 1 to 40 years, Minn.St. 609.11, 609.19. On this appeal from judgment of conviction defendant contends that (1) he was denied a fair trial when, before the trial actually started, the court examined and dismissed two jurors outside of defendant’s presence, (2) the court erred in failing to sua sponte instruct the jury on certain lesser offenses, and (3) the evidence on the issue of intent was legally insufficient. We affirm.

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