Legal Opinion
State v. Rawland
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 30, 1972No. 42444PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
William D. Gunn, Justice. *
The Factual Background
Defendant, Frank Rawland, appeals from a conviction, following trial without a jury, of murder in the third degree. Following conviction, he was sentenced to an indeterminate term of up to 25 years in the State Prison.
Defendant was originally charged with murder in the second degree and entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. In this appeal, defendant contends that the trial court improperly found him to be sane within the test for criminal responsibility set forth in Minn. St. 1969, § 611.026.
Defendant was convicted of causing his…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Powell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Duane Earl Pope v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by43 opinions
- State v. LarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- City of Minneapolis v. AltimusSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- State v. LaTourelleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- State v. BromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Schleicher v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
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