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STATE v. LEFTHAND

Cr. No. 930362.

523 N.W.2d 63 (1994)

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Michael Shane LEFTHAND, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

October 27, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie Deborah Johnson, Fargo, for defendant and appellant; argued by Alisha L. Ankers.

David D. Hagler, Asst. State's Atty., Fargo, for plaintiff and appellee.

SANDSTROM, Justice.

Michael Lefthand appeals from a judgment of conviction following a guilty verdict for class AA felony murder. He argues: (1) statements he made while jailed in Minnesota should have been excluded at trial, (2) hearsay testimony that a third party committed the murder should have been allowed, and (3) ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment.

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On November 12, 1985, Harlan Christensen was murdered in downtown Fargo...

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