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State v. Powers

Citations

  • 654 N.W.2d 667
  • 2003 Minn. LEXIS 1
  • 2003 WL 25872289

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  • concluding that the defendant’s absence from the motion hearing was not prejudicial because the defendant’s presence would not have changed the outcome of the motion hearing
  • holding that a statement did not amount to misconduct because \[t]he improper statement was only two sentences in a closing argument that amounted to over 20 transcribed pages\
  • stating that issues not addressed in an appellate brief are considered waived and will not be reviewed
  • explaining that we consider the closing argument as a whole and review prosecutorial misconduct “in light of the whole trial”
  • directing that closing arguments should be considered as a whole
  • “Issues not addressed by a party's brief are considered waived . . . .”

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Judges: Gilbert

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