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State v. Matthews

Citations

  • 779 N.W.2d 543
  • 2010 Minn. LEXIS 110
  • 2010 WL 985764

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  • providing that objections to the complaint must be 8 made at least three days before the omnibus hearing or they are waived
  • stating that error is “plain” if it “violates or contradicts case law, a rule, or an applicable standard of conduct”
  • stating that we review an unobjected-to error for plain error, but review an error to which an objection was. made under ■ an abuse-of-discretion standard
  • stating misconduct limited to “a few lines in a 48-page closing argument” did not affect defendant’s substantial rights
  • exercising discretion to decide a jury instruction issue “related to an unadjudicated jury verdict” because the issue was functionally justiciable and “one of public importance and statewide significance”
  • noting relationship evidence is relevant because it assists the jury in assessing witness credibility

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Judges: Dietzen

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