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STATE v. LOPEZ

No. C7-97-1848.

587 N.W.2d 26 (1998)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Ignacio LOPEZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 10, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Stuart, Minnesota State Public Defender, Sharon E. Jacks, Assistant State Public Defender, Minneapolis, for Appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, State Attorney General, St. Paul, Michael Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney, Minneapolis, Paul R. Scoggin, Asst. Hennepin Co. Atty., for respondent.

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

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

Appellant Ignacio Lopez was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(1) (1996) for the August 27, 1996, shooting death of Dennis Mejia. In this appeal, Lopez raises the issue of whether the trial court committed prejudicial error when it refused to instruct the jury on "voluntary intoxication."1 We affirm based on our conclusion that, on the facts presented...

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