Supreme Court of Minnesota· 6/29/2006

State v. Johnson

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719 N.W.2d 619
2006 Minn. LEXIS 402
2006 WL 1770530

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stating that defendant did not have duty to retreat before acting in self-defense because the shooting took place in upstairs bedroom of his home
explaining that, once the defendant has offered evidence of self-defense, the burden shifts to the State to disprove the defendant’s self-defense claim
stating that “inferences drawn from a person’s words or actions in light of all the surrounding circumstances” can provide evidence to support self-defense claim (quotation omitted)
holding defendant was entitled to a jury instruction on self-defense even though he did not provide any direct evidence about his state of mind, as defendant may prove his state of mind by circumstantial evidence
rejecting the view that a defendant must testify to prove his state of mind and holding that he may prove his state of mind via circumstantial evidence
describing the four elements of self-defense in a homicide case as (1) the absence of aggression or provocation; (2) an actual and honest belief of imminent danger of death or great bodily harm; (3) reasonable grounds for that belief; and' (4

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Judges: Meyer, Anderson, Paul, Gildea

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