Supreme Court of Minnesota· 7/6/1990

State v. Moore

Citations

458 N.W.2d 90
9 A.L.R. 5th 1058
1990 Minn. LEXIS 196
1990 WL 91080

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reversing and remanding for a new trial in part because guilty verdicts for both first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree manslaughter were inconsistent
granting new trial when defendant testified that he accidentally shot the victim, but defense counsel conceded in closing argument that defendant committed an intentional heat-of-passion crime
serologist; no formal training or education in blood spatter evidence; had done 30 to 35 blood spatter interpretations
blood splatter analysis determines position of victim’s body by placement and formation of blood splatters at time wound inflicted
“An attempted crime is a specific intent crime which requires the specific intent to commit the particular offense.”
new trial ordered when the defense attorney's concession amounted to an admission that the accused \was guilty of heat-of-passion manslaughter\ without the consent or acquiescence of the accused

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Judges: Wahl

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