COYNE, Justice.
Defendant Matthew Charles Gore was convicted of murder in the first degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.185(1) (1988), in connection with the death of Valerie Gunderson, and sentenced to life imprisonment. In a bifurcated trial pursuant to the provisions of Minn.R.Crim.P. 20.02, subd. 6(2), a jury found the elements of the offense of first degree murder proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then rejected defendant's mental illness defense. On appeal, defendant...
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