STATE v. SMITH

No. 42745.

203 N.W.2d 348 (1972)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Gerald George SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 8, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, Mollie G. Raskind, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Wayne R. Farnberg, County Atty., Redwood Falls, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and OTIS, ROGOSHESKE, and SCHULTZ, JJ.


ROGOSHESKE, Justice.

Defendant, Gerald George Smith, appeals from a judgment of conviction of murder in the third degree. The major issue raised is whether the evidence, viewed most favorably to support the verdict, is sufficient for the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant's assault upon his wife was the proximate cause of her death. We affirm.

On November 29, 1969, Mr. and Mrs. Smith were at a bar in Redwood Falls. After returning home,...

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