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STATE v. HEIGES

No. A09-300.

779 N.W.2d 904 (2010)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Samantha Anne HEIGES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

March 30, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and James C. Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney, Scott A. Hersey, Assistant County Attorney, Hastings, MN, for respondent.

Deborah Ellis, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Considered and decided by MINGE, Presiding Judge; BJORKMAN, Judge; and RANDALL, Judge.

OPINION

BJORKMAN, Judge.

Appellant Samantha Anne Heiges challenges her conviction of second-degree murder for the death of her newborn daughter. Heiges contends that (1) there was insufficient evidence to corroborate her confessions to the police under Minn. Stat. § 634.03; (2) the district court erred in instructing the jury on the burden of proof and duress; (3) the district court erred by allowing testimony...

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