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STATE v. EVANS

No. C1-83-1530.

352 N.W.2d 824 (1984)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Willie James EVANS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

August 14, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, State Atty. Gen., Thomas L. Johnson, Hennepin County Atty., Vernon E. Bergstrom, Chief, Appellate Section, Minneapolis, for respondent.

William R. Kennedy, Hennepin County Public Defender, Franklin J. Knoll, Michael H. McGlennen, Gerard W. Snell, Asst. Public Defenders, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Mark Peterson, Minneapolis, for amicus curiae, Minn. Trial Lawyers Assoc.

Susan Stacy, Minneapolis, for amicus curiae, Jury Project and Minn. Criminal Justice Advocacy Committee in support of appellant.

Heard, considered, and decided by SEDGWICK, P.J., and PARKER and CRIPPEN, JJ.

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

This appeal is from the denial of defendant's motion for a new trial. Defendant Willie Evans was found guilty by a jury of third degree assault. He appeals the trial court's decision to impose a one hour limit for voir dire, and the propriety of his sentence. We reverse and remand for new trial.

FACTS

Defendant Evans, a black man, was charged with one count of simple robbery and one count of assault in the third...

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