STATE v. RUCKER

No. A07-0773.

752 N.W.2d 538 (2008)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Richard Parnell RUCKER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

July 15, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and Doug Johnson, Washington County Attorney, Michael Hutchinson, Assistant County Attorney, Stillwater, MN, for respondent.

Lawrence Hammerling, Chief Appellate Public Defender, Jessica Godes, Assistant Public Defender, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Considered and decided by SHUMAKER, Presiding Judge; SCHELLHAS, Judge; and MUEHLBERG, Judge.


OPINION

SCHELLHAS, Judge.

Appellant Richard Parnell Rucker challenges his convictions of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct arising out of his relationships with two minor females. On appeal, appellant argues that: (1) he was not in a position of authority over the girls; (2) the jury was not adequately instructed as to the meaning of the applicable venue statute; (3) the district court...

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