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Opinions in Minnesota that cite State v. Chuon, 596 N.W.2d 267.
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State of Minnesota, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
In State v. Chuon, we held that a shot hitting the victim “in the shoulder blade” from a “moving car” “about six to eight feet” away sufficiently proved intent to kill because the “torso” (like the head) is “an area of the body containing vital organs.” rev. denied (Minn. Aug.
- State of Minnesota, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
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State of Minnesota, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
gunshot at back of victim’s head at close range); State v. Boitnott , 530-32 (Minn. 1989) (concluding that defendant intended to kill when he fired single gunshot at victim’s skull); (concluding that defendant intended to kill when he fired single shot from pen gun toward victim from distance of 12 feet); , 271 (Minn. App. 1999) (concluding that defendant int ended to kill when he fired single gunshot at victim’s shoulder from distance of six to eight feet ), review denied (Minn. Aug.
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State of Minnesota, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2019
(intent inferred from a “single shot to the victim’s torso, an area of the body containing vital organs”), review denied (Minn. Aug.
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State of Minnesota, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2017
review denied (Minn. Aug.
- State of Minnesota v. Pierre Scott Glass Minn. Ct. App. 2015
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State of Minnesota v. Pierre Scott Glass
Minn. Ct. App. 2015
–22 (Minn. 2009); 768 (Minn. 1983); –71 (Minn. App. 1999), review denied (Minn. Aug.
- 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
(concluding that a single shot fired at a victim’s vital organs from a moving car was sufficient to establish intent to kill), review denied (Minn. Aug.
- State of Minnesota v. John Yang Minn. Ct. App. 2015
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State of Minnesota v. John Yang
Minn. Ct. App. 2015
review denied (Minn. Aug.
- State of Minnesota v. Marsenior Pede Johnson Minn. Ct. App. 2014
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State of Minnesota v. Marsenior Pede Johnson
Minn. Ct. App. 2014
And we have held that a “single [gun]shot to the victim’s torso, an area of the body containing vital organs, is sufficient to support a finding of intent to kill.” d 267, 271 (Minn. App. 1999), review denied (Minn. Aug.
- State v. Caldwell 815 N.W.2d 512 Minn. Ct. App. 2012
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State v. Caldwell
815 N.W.2d 512
Minn. Ct. App. 2012
“Intent must generally be proved by inferences from the defendant’s conduct and the surrounding circumstances.” review denied (Minn. Aug.
- State v. Brown 758 N.W.2d 594 Minn. Ct. App. 2008
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State v. Brown
758 N.W.2d 594
Minn. Ct. App. 2008
22, 2000); (finding sufficient evidence of intent to kill where defendant fired at victim, striking him in the shoulder blade, from a distance of about six to eight feet), review denied (Minn. Aug.
- State v. Skipintheday 704 N.W.2d 177 Minn. Ct. App. 2005
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State v. Skipintheday
704 N.W.2d 177
Minn. Ct. App. 2005
(holding crime committed for the benefit of a gang is a substantive criminal offense), review denied (Minn. Aug.
- State v. DeShay 645 N.W.2d 185 Minn. Ct. App. 2002
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State v. DeShay
645 N.W.2d 185
Minn. Ct. App. 2002
See, (allowing evidence of gang membership to prove that the defendant committed the crime for the benefit of a gang), review denied (Minn. May 15, 2001); (allowing evidence of crimes committed by criminal gang members other than the defendant), review denied (Minn. Aug.
- State v. Yang 644 N.W.2d 808 Minn. 2002
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State v. Yang
644 N.W.2d 808
Minn. 2002
Yang cites four cases in support of the proposition that gang-affiliation character evidence is inadmissible outside these three circumstances: Ferguson, d at 834 ; -52 (Minn.1994); rev. denied (Minn. Aug.
- State v. Carillo 623 N.W.2d 922 Minn. Ct. App. 2001
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State v. Carillo
623 N.W.2d 922
Minn. Ct. App. 2001
review denied (Minn. Aug.
- State v. Oates 611 N.W.2d 580 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
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State v. Oates
611 N.W.2d 580
Minn. Ct. App. 2000
review denied (Minn. Aug.