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State v. Broten

Supreme Court of Minnesota
Dec 16, 1983
341 N.W.2d 279 (Minn. 1983)

Opinion

No. C1-82-853.

December 16, 1983.

Appeal from the District Court, Roseau County, Robert A. Peterson, J.

Dennis J. Murphy, Thief River Falls, for appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Jerry S. Anderson, Richard D. Hodson, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., St. Paul, Martin Berg, Roseau County Atty., Roseau, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en bane without oral argument.


Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of charges of burglary and theft, Minn.Stat. §§ 609.58, subd. 2, and 609.52, subd. 2(1) (1982). Those charges were based on defendant's role in the burglary of a Roseau store on April 5, 1980. The trial court sentenced defendant to a year and a day in prison but stayed execution of the sentence. On this appeal defendant raises issues relating to the adequacy of the complaint, alleged misconduct of the sheriff's office before trial, alleged failure of the prosecutor to follow the discovery rules, and alleged misconduct by the prosecutor in his closing statement to the jury. The record on appeal not only fails to support any of these contentions but compels the conclusion that defendant was properly charged and fairly tried and convicted.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Broten

Supreme Court of Minnesota
Dec 16, 1983
341 N.W.2d 279 (Minn. 1983)
Case details for

State v. Broten

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Gordon Melvin Gale BROTEN, Jr.…

Court:Supreme Court of Minnesota

Date published: Dec 16, 1983

Citations

341 N.W.2d 279 (Minn. 1983)

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