Monthly Archives: September 2010

Waiting for Stras

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

The Court is busy cycling through the criminal cases that were argued before Justice Stras joined the Court.  He has yet to cast a vote — a public one, anyway — in a criminal case.  We are frozen in a … Continue reading →

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RECENT OPINION: STATE V. VANG, September 8, 2010

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

Consider the improbability — evidence of deliberate, unfeeling killing; a nine-year-old conviction; a postconviction limitations period long since lapsed; an often contentious Minnesota Supreme Court — and a decision, by a vote of six-to-zero, to void Jerry Vang’s conviction and sentence for first degree murder.  The rest of the story?  … Continue reading →

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RECENT OPINION, GASSLER V. STATE, September 2, 2010

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

Greetings.  They’re back and so are we. The early days of the new term bring Gassler v. State, a morality tale of sorts, featuring bad scientists, an (as it turns out) even worse defendant and a crummy narrative structure.  The holding, you say?  Right.  Gassler holds that … Continue reading →

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