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STATE v. SPANGLER

No. A11-797.

816 N.W.2d 651 (2012)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Donna Jo SPANGLER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

June 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and Sara R. Grewing , Saint Paul City Attorney, John H. Stechmann , Assistant City Attorney, St. Paul, MN, for respondent.

Thomas C. Plunkett , St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Considered and decided by JOHNSON, Chief Judge; RODENBERG, Judge; and HUSPENI, Judge.

OPINION

RODENBERG, Judge.

In this appeal, we consider whether the district court committed any error in approving an agreement between the parties prior to voir dire to dismiss a prospective juror who was a next-door neighbor of the attorney prosecuting the case. We hold that, because the rules do not proscribe such an agreement, the district court committed no error.

FACTS

When appellant Donna Jo Spangler appeared for a jury trial on a...

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