STATE v. SUTHERLIN

No. C1-85-1967.

396 N.W.2d 238 (1986)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. David Brian SUTHERLIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Jones, State Public Defender, J. Christopher Cuneo, Asst. State Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Tom Foley, Ramsey County Atty., Steven C. DeCoster, Asst. County Atty., St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


COYNE, Justice.

This is a direct appeal by David Brian Sutherlin from two judgments of conviction of first-degree murder, one based on the premeditated shooting death of Perry Miller, the other based on the unintended death of a bystander, Vincent Jones, who was hit by a bullet meant for Miller. Defendant raises a large number of issues relating to the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of evidence, and the adequacy of the trial court's instructions. We affirm...

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