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STATE v. FORMO

No. C9-87-554.

416 N.W.2d 162 (1987)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Seldon P. FORMO, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Granted February 17, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Paul R. Kempainen, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Ann L. Carrott, Douglas Co. Atty., Alexandria, for respondent.

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

HEARD, considered and decided by CRIPPEN, P.J., and FOLEY and LANSING, JJ.

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

Seldon Formo was convicted of first-degree arson and defrauding an insurer. On appeal Formo contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction, he was denied his right to a speedy trial, and the court erred in its evidentiary rulings. We reverse Formo's convictions.

FACTS

In December 1985 Seldon Formo lived on five acres of property located 1¼ miles east of Nelson, Minnesota. The property...

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