STATE v. LOPEZ-RIOS

No. C9-01-1372.

669 N.W.2d 603 (2003)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Roberto LOPEZ-RIOS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

October 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the Minnesota State Public Defender, Sharon E. Jacks, Assistant State Public Defender, Minneapolis, MN, Pro Se, Roberto Lopez-Rios, St. Cloud, MN, for Appellant.

Michael A. Hatch, Minnesota Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney, Jean E. Burdorf, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent.

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


OPINION

ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice.

Roberto Lopez-Rios was convicted and sentenced in Hennepin County District Court for the crimes of first-degree murder committed for the benefit of a gang and drive-by shooting committed for the benefit of a gang. On appeal, Lopez-Rios alleges, among other things, error in the admission of expert testimony relating to criminal street gangs, error in the failure to provide a limiting jury instruction, and prosecutorial...

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