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STATE v. FRENCH

No. C8-86-1006.

402 N.W.2d 805 (1987)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Ernest B. FRENCH, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

March 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, State Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Thomas L. Johnson, Hennepin Co. Atty., Vernon E. Bergstrom, Chief, Appellate Section, Beverly J. Wolfe, Asst. Co. Atty., Minneapolis, for respondent.

C. Paul Jones, State Public Defender, Steven P. Russett, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Considered and decided by POPOVICH, C.J., and SEDGWICK and CRIPPEN, JJ., with oral argument waived.

OPINION

POPOVICH, Chief Judge.

Ernest B. French appeals from his conviction for felony murder in the second degree. He seeks reversal based on insufficient evidence demonstrating he caused the victim's death while committing a felony. Alternatively he seeks a new trial, claiming improper admission of his prior felony convictions prohibited him from testifying and the jury was unduly influenced by testimony he wished to remain silent after being given his...

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