STATE v. MORRIS

No. C1-98-1869.

606 N.W.2d 430 (2000)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. American LaVerne MORRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melissa Sheridan, Asst. State Public Defender, St. Paul, for appellant.

Michael Hatch, Attorney General, St. Paul, Susan Gaertner, Ramsey County Attorney, Darrell C. Hill, Asst. Ramsey County Attorney, St. Paul, for respondent.

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


OPINION

LANCASTER, Justice.

After a jury trial in Ramsey County District Court, appellant, American LaVerne Morris, was convicted of one count of murder in the first degree, criminal sexual conduct, Minn.Stat. § 609.185(2) (1998).1 Appellant argues that the circumstantial evidence presented at trial was insufficient to prove that he committed the murder of the victim, Marilyn Ford, during a sexual assault. Appellant also...

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