State of Minnesota v. Adam Taylor Fravel

Syllabus

1. Any error in the admission of multiple hearsay statements under Minnesota Rule of Evidence 807 regarding one incident of domestic abuse was harmless. 2. The district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting expert testimony on commonalities in domestic violence relationships. 3. The district court did not commit plain error by admitting the medical examiner's opinion that the cause of death was homicidal violence. 4. Any misconduct that the prosecutor committed by asking questions eliciting expert testimony on sexual abuse in domestic violence relationships did not prejudice the defendant's substantial rights. 5. Any misconduct that the prosecutor committed by misstating the proof- beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard did not affect the defendant's substantial rights. 6. The alleged cumulative errors did not deny the defendant a fair trial. 7. The evidence at trial was sufficient to prove the defendant's extreme indifference to human life, premeditation, and intent to cause death. Affirmed.