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STATE v. IVES

No. C0-96-1728.

568 N.W.2d 710 (1997)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Jason Michael IVES, Appellant,

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 11, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence W. Pry, Assistant State Public Defender, St. Paul, for Appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Minnesota Attorney General, St. Paul, Michael O. Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney by Linda M. Freyer, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, for Respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

TOMLJANOVICH, Justice.

Appellant Jason Michael Ives challenges his conviction of two counts of murder in the first degree on the grounds of prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of counsel. Although we conclude that the prosecutor's reference to Ives' character during closing arguments amounted to prosecutorial misconduct, we hold that such misconduct was not so prejudicial that it denied Ives a fair trial. As to Ives' other claims...

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