Supreme Court of Minnesota· 5/31/2013

State v. Munt

Citations

831 N.W.2d 569
2013 WL 2364090
2013 Minn. LEXIS 311

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concluding that a juror had not expressed actual bias
explaining that a person’s “demeanor plays a fundamental role” in determining “credibility”
rejecting the argument that the judge’s scheduling comments demonstrated actual or apparent bias by showing that he considered the defendant guilty before jury deliberation
“When reviewing a claim that a judge was partial against the defendant, we presume the judge ‘discharged his or her judicial duties properly.’ ”
pro se claims unsupported by citations to the record or legal authority will not be considered
“Because we conclude that the judge's comments do not demonstrate actual bias, we need not, and do not, decide whether the alleged bias constitutes structural error.”

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Judges: Anderson, Dietzen, Paul, Wright

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