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STATE v. BENTON

No. A13-1605.

858 N.W.2d 535 (2015)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Patrick William BENTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 28, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN; and Anthony C. Palumbo , Anoka County Attorney, Marcy S. Crain , Assistant Anoka County Attorney, Anoka, MN, for respondent.

Jessica Merz Godes , Assistant State Public Defender, Saint Paul, MN, for appellant.

OPINION

Appellant Patrick William Benton was convicted of first-degree domestic-abuse murder, Minn.Stat. § 609.185(a)(6) (2014), and two counts of second-degree murder, Minn.Stat. § 609.19 (2014), for the 2011 death of Susan Courteau. Benton presents two questions on direct appeal: (1) whether a criminal defendant...

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