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Opinions in Minnesota that cite State v. Lynch, 590 N.W.2d 75.
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State of Minnesota v. Shawn Michael Tillman
Minn. 2026
A defendant challenging an indictment therefore “bears a heavy burden,” and “it is a rare case where an indictment will be invalidated.”
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State of Minnesota, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Instead, it must be “sufficiently or substantially similar to the charged offense— determined by time, place, and modus operandi.” -81 (Minn. 1999).
- State of Minnesota, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2025
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State of Minnesota, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
But, it “need not be identical in every way to the charged crime.”
- State of Minnesota v. Neal Curtis Zumberge 888 N.W.2d 688 Minn. 2017
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State of Minnesota v. Neal Curtis Zumberge
888 N.W.2d 688
Minn. 2017
We analyze the effect of alleged misconduct or deficiencies on the grand jury proceeding “after looking at all of the evidence that the grand jury received.”
- State of Minnesota v. Jeffray Leallen Walker Minn. Ct. App. 2016
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State of Minnesota v. Jeffray Leallen Walker
Minn. Ct. App. 2016
If identity is at issue, Spreigl evidence is “admissible only if the trial court finds the direct or circumstantial evidence of defendant’s identity is otherwise weak or inadequate, and that it is necessary to support the state’s burden of proof.” (quotation 10 omitted).
- State of Minnesota v. Eddie Niles Hubbard Minn. Ct. App. 2015
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State of Minnesota v. Eddie Niles Hubbard
Minn. Ct. App. 2015
“In determining the relevance and materiality of Spreigl evidence, the [district] court should consider the issues in the case, the reasons and need for the evidence, and whether there is a sufficiently close relationship between the charged offense and the Spreigl offense in time, place, or modus operandi.” (quotation omitted).
- State of Minnesota v. Tyrone Bill Harper Minn. Ct. App. 2015
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State of Minnesota v. Tyrone Bill Harper
Minn. Ct. App. 2015
“When identity is at issue, evidence of other crimes is admissible only if the [district] court finds the direct or circumstantial evidence of defendant’s identity is otherwise weak or inadequate, and that it is necessary to support the state’s burden of proof.”
- State v. Morrow 834 N.W.2d 715 Minn. 2013
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State v. Morrow
834 N.W.2d 715
Minn. 2013
We judge the effect of the misconduct on the grand jury proceeding “after looking at all of the evidence that the grand jury received.”
- State v. Fardan 773 N.W.2d 303 Minn. 2009
- State v. Miller 754 N.W.2d 686 Minn. 2008
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State v. Miller
754 N.W.2d 686
Minn. 2008
“A grand jury proceeding is not a trial on the merits and grand jurors do not determine guilt or innocence ...”
- Lynch v. State 749 N.W.2d 318 Minn. 2008
- Lynch v. State 749 N.W.2d 318 Minn. 2008
- State v. Leake 699 N.W.2d 312 Minn. 2005
- State v. Leake 699 N.W.2d 312 Minn. 2005
- State v. Washington 693 N.W.2d 195 Minn. 2005
- State v. Washington 693 N.W.2d 195 Minn. 2005
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State v. Washington
693 N.W.2d 195
Minn. 2005
But Spreigl evidence “need not be identical in every way to the charged crime.”
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State v. Washington
693 N.W.2d 195
Minn. 2005
State v. Lynch , , 81 (Minn. 1999).
- State v. Eibensteiner 690 N.W.2d 140 Minn. Ct. App. 2004
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State v. Eibensteiner
690 N.W.2d 140
Minn. Ct. App. 2004
Because a presumption of regularity attaches to a grand jury indictment, “a criminal defendant bears a heavy burden when seeking to overturn an indictment.” see also Plummer, d at 38 (stating that an indictment will be invalidated “only in a rare case”).
- State v. Courtney 682 N.W.2d 185 Minn. Ct. App. 2004
- State v. Courtney 682 N.W.2d 185 Minn. Ct. App. 2004
- State v. Blom 682 N.W.2d 578 Minn. 2004
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State v. Blom
682 N.W.2d 578
Minn. 2004
“Even if evidence is relevant, however, ‘it may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.’ ” (quoting Minn. R. Evid.
- Ture v. State 681 N.W.2d 9 Minn. 2004
- Ture v. State 681 N.W.2d 9 Minn. 2004
- State v. McBride 666 N.W.2d 351 Minn. 2003
- State v. McBride 666 N.W.2d 351 Minn. 2003
- State v. Quick 659 N.W.2d 701 Minn. 2003
- State v. Quick 659 N.W.2d 701 Minn. 2003
- State v. Jones 647 N.W.2d 540 Minn. Ct. App. 2002
- State v. Jones 647 N.W.2d 540 Minn. Ct. App. 2002
- Pierson v. State 637 N.W.2d 571 Minn. 2002
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Pierson v. State
637 N.W.2d 571
Minn. 2002
“In determining the relevance and materiality of Spreigl evidence, ‘the trial court should consider the issues in the case, the reasons and need for the evidence, and whether there is a sufficiently close relationship between the charged offense and the Spreigl offense in time, place, or modus operandi.’ ” ().
- State v. Nelson 632 N.W.2d 193 Minn. 2001
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State v. Nelson
632 N.W.2d 193
Minn. 2001
(stating that cautionary-instructions based on CRIMJIG 2.01 and CRIMJIG 3.16 “assured that the jury did not give improper weight to the evidence”) As a preliminary matter, we address appellant’s claim that his conviction should be reviewed under the standard applicable to a conviction based on circumst
- State v. McDonough 631 N.W.2d 373 Minn. 2001
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State v. McDonough
631 N.W.2d 373
Minn. 2001
-80 (Minn.1999) (citing United States v. Mechanik, 475 U.S. 66, 70 , 106 S.Ct.
- State v. Walthers 620 N.W.2d 727 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
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State v. Walthers
620 N.W.2d 727
Minn. Ct. App. 2000
180 , 145 L.Ed.2d 151 (1999); -81 (Minn.1999) (allowing evidence of subsequent robbery to show identity and modus operandi of masked assailant in felony-murder trial); (allowing evidence that the defendant sexually assaulted the victim in a similar manner six months after the charged incident to
- State v. Waino 611 N.W.2d 575 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
- State v. Waino 611 N.W.2d 575 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
- State v. Broulik 606 N.W.2d 64 Minn. 2000