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STATE v. LEAKE

No. A04-57.

699 N.W.2d 312 (2005)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Pierre LEAKE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 23, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy G. Spurbeck, Assistant State Public Defender, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant; Appellant, pro se.

Mike Hatch, 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

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

On September 22, 2003, a jury found appellant Pierre Leake guilty of first-degree premeditated murder in connection with the stabbing death of Megan Fisher. The trial court then convicted Leake of first-degree murder and sentenced him to life without the possibility of release. On appeal, Leake argues that the evidence was insufficient to prove premeditation beyond a reasonable doubt and that his sentence is unconstitutional...

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