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STATE v. SHOEN

No. C1-97-324.

578 N.W.2d 708 (1998)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Peter James SHOEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 7, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Stuart, Minnesota State Public Defender, Ann McCaughan, Assistant State Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General, Margaret H. Chutich, Deputy Attorney General, Daniel A. Birkholz, Watonwan County Attorney, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

This case embodies one of the most basic tensions in the criminal justice system — the conflict between a criminal defendant's fundamental right to a fair trial and society's need for justice after a heinous crime has been committed. On March 1, 1996, appellant Peter James Shoen killed his wife, Kimberly Shoen, by beating her over the head with a metal pipe and strangling her. Beginning with jury selection and throughout...

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