STATE v. HILL

Nos. 46623, 46238.

253 N.W.2d 378 (1977)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Lynnard HILL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied June 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomson Wylde Nordby Blethen & Peterson, Bailey W. Blethen, and Mark W. Peterson, St. Paul, for appellant.

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

Considered and decided by the court en banc.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant, Lynnard Hill, was found guilty by a jury of kidnapping, aggravated rape, aggravated sodomy, and indecent liberties. Defendant's appeal is based principally on a claim of mistaken identification and a post-trial recantation by the complainant. Because we believe the evidence supports the jury's verdict and the trial court's refusal to grant a new trial based upon the recantation, we affirm.

On February 11, 1975, 17-year-old Susan Cummings...

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