GASSLER v. STATE

No. A09-1534.

787 N.W.2d 575 (2010)

Robert Daniel GASSLER, Jr., petitioner, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Merchant , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Michael F. Cromett , Assistant State Public Defender, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Wm. F. Klumpp , Jr., Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and Charles Rasmussen , Todd County Attorney, Long Prairie, MN, for respondent.

Julie Ann Jonas , St. Paul, MN, for amicus curiae The Innocence Project of Minnesota.


OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

In 1992, appellant, Robert Daniel Gassler, Jr., was found guilty of first-degree murder in Todd County District Court for his involvement in the shooting death of Dale Yungk and sentenced to life in prison. Along with other evidence, the State presented the testimony of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who, relying on Composite Bullet Lead Analysis (CBLA),1 testified that a pellet recovered...

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