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State v. SandersState v. Sanders

Supreme Court of Minnesota
Jun 1, 1979
No. 48861
Reporters:
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PER CURIAM.

Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of charges of ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree, Minn.St. 609.342 and 609.343, and was sentenced by the trial court for the more serious ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍offense to a maximum prison term of 20 years. On this direct appeal from judgment of conviction, defendant contends that the evidence of his guilt ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍was legally insufficient. There is no merit to this contention. In light of our decisions in State v. Koonsman, 281 N.W.2d 487 and State v. Hesse, 281 N.W.2d 491, filed ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍herewith, however, we vacate defendant’s conviction of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree.

We affirm the conviction of criminal sexual conduct in the first ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍degree, but vacate the conviction of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Sanders
Court Name: Supreme Court of Minnesota
Date Published: Jun 1, 1979
Citations: 281 N.W.2d 493; 1979 Minn. LEXIS 1544; No. 48861
Docket Number: No. 48861
Court Abbreviation: Minn.
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