STATE v. MORRIS

No. 42248.

187 N.W.2d 276 (1971)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Harley Beverly MORRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 21, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, Doris O. Huspeni, Asst. Public Defender, Law School, University of Minn., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., James M. Kelley, Asst. Atty. Gen., William B. Randall, County Atty., Steven DeCoster, Asst. County Atty., St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and MURPHY, OTIS, ROGOSHESKE and ROLLOFF, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of third-degree murder in violation of Minn.St. 609.195(2). On this direct appeal from the judgment, the critical issue is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the jury's verdict, which in essence amounts to a finding that defendant, without intent to effect the victim's death, caused death in the course of an aggravated assault upon the victim with a revolver. We affirm.

It is undisputed...

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