Supreme Court of Minnesota· 10/23/2003

State v. Richardson

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670 N.W.2d 267
2003 Minn. LEXIS 650
2003 WL 22410830

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concluding that the erroneous exclusion of character evidence was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt because other evidence of premeditation was “overwhelming”
stating that justification for homicide in defense of others parallels self-defense when concluding the district court did not abuse its discretion by excluding character evidence about the victim
stating that Sixth Amendment concerns may enter into the picture when it is the defendant who is seeking to present other crimes evidence and that there may well be situations when the clear and convincing rule may have the potential to operate unconstitutionally
stating that Sixth Amendment concerns may enter into the picture when it is the defendant who is seeking to present other crimes evidence and that there may well be situations when the clear and convincing rule may have the potential to operate unconstitutionally
stating that “defense of another parallels defense of self” (quotation omitted)
explaining a defendant should not “be allowed to throw strands of speculation on the wall and see if any of them will stick” (quotation omitted)

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Judges: Anderson, Russell, Hanson, Meyer

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