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State v. GundersonState v. Gunderson

Supreme Court of Minnesota
Sep 5, 1980
50564
Reporters:
,
Before:
Todd
TODD, Justice.

Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of burglary, Minn.Stat. § 609.58, subd. ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‍2(3) (1978), and was sentenced by the trial court to a five-year prison term. On this appeal from judgment of conviction defendant contends that the evidence ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‍of his participation in the burglary was legally insufficient and that the trial court abused its discretion in honoring a request by the jury for the rereading ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‍of part of the testimony of a key prosecution witness. There is no merit to the first contention. Defendant was seen leaving the burgled building and ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‍was apprehended a short time later. Defendant, by failing to object to the trial court’s response to the jury request, forfeited his right to have this ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‍court review the propriety of the trial court’s action. State v. Severson, 289 N.W.2d 496 (Minn. 1980).

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Gunderson
Court Name: Supreme Court of Minnesota
Date Published: Sep 5, 1980
Citations: 296 N.W.2d 884; 1980 Minn. LEXIS 1589; 50564
Docket Number: 50564
Court Abbreviation: Minn.
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