Dakota County Anderson, J. ConState of Minnesota v. Gabriel Alfonso Sanchez Cruz

Syllabus

1. The district court did not abuse its discretion by precluding defendant from asserting the affirmative defense of entrapment at trial because the written notice of the defense was not submitted until 4 days before jury selection began and he provided only minimal facts to support his defense of entrapment, in contravention of the requirements in Minn. R. Crim. P. 9.02, subd. 1(6). 2. The jury's verdicts finding defendant guilty of first-degree felony murder and second-degree intentional murder are supported by sufficient evidence. 3. The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying defendant's request for jury instructions on the lesser-included offenses of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. 4. It was error to convict defendant of the lesser-included offense of second-degree murder. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.