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State v. Richmond

Citations

  • 214 N.W.2d 694
  • 298 Minn. 561
  • 1974 Minn. LEXIS 1520

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that preventing “a conviction based on prejudice created by evidence of other crimes is the underlying purpose” for excluding other-crimes evidence
  • determining that unintentional elicitation of past crimes was not prejudicial in light of other, strong evidence of defendant’s guilt
  • “attach[ing] importance to whether . . . 13 prosecutor intentionally elicited such testimony” when determining whether to reverse based on witness testimony that prejudiced defendant’s case
  • court in assessing prejudice attaches some importance to whether the prosecutor intentionally elicited the reference
  • “In cases involving the erroneous admission of [evidence permitting the jury to infer that defendant had a prior record], this court has attached importance to whether the prosecutor intentionally elicited such testimony.”

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Judges: Sheran

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