Cited by
Opinions in Minnesota that cite State v. Salitros, 499 N.W.2d 815.
- State v. Smith 619 N.W.2d 766 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
- State v. Smith 619 N.W.2d 766 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
- State v. Bradford 618 N.W.2d 782 Minn. 2000
- State v. Bradford 618 N.W.2d 782 Minn. 2000
- Santiago v. State 617 N.W.2d 632 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
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Santiago v. State
617 N.W.2d 632
Minn. Ct. App. 2000
A prosecutor may not express “his or her personal belief or opinion as to the truth or falsity of any testimony or evidence or the guilt of the defendant.” (quotation omitted).
- State v. Johnson 616 N.W.2d 720 Minn. 2000
- State v. Johnson 616 N.W.2d 720 Minn. 2000
- State v. Duncan 608 N.W.2d 551 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
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State v. Duncan
608 N.W.2d 551
Minn. Ct. App. 2000
A prosecutor’s duty is not to seek a conviction at any price but, rather, is to act as a “minister of justice.” (quotation omitted).
- State v. Robinson 604 N.W.2d 355 Minn. 2000
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State v. Robinson
604 N.W.2d 355
Minn. 2000
The prosecutor’s comments in Caldwell differ significantly from the comments here however, as here they clearly went only to the adequacy of the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses in support of appellant’s alibi, (“prosecutor is free to argue that there is no merit to a particular defense in view of the evidence”).
- State v. Schneider 597 N.W.2d 889 Minn. 1999
- State v. Greenleaf 591 N.W.2d 488 Minn. 1999
- State v. Greenleaf 591 N.W.2d 488 Minn. 1999
- State v. Erickson 589 N.W.2d 481 Minn. 1999
- State v. Erickson 589 N.W.2d 481 Minn. 1999
- State v. Buggs 581 N.W.2d 329 Minn. 1998
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State v. Buggs
581 N.W.2d 329
Minn. 1998
V. Prosecutorial Misconduct A prosecutor may not seek convictions at any cost and has the obligation “ ‘to guard the rights of the accused as well as to enforce the rights of the public.’” (quoting I ABA Standards for Criminal Justice, The Prosecution Function 3-1.1 and Commentary at 3.7 (2 ed.1979)).
- State v. Ashby 567 N.W.2d 21 Minn. 1997
- State v. Ashby 567 N.W.2d 21 Minn. 1997
- State v. Griese 565 N.W.2d 419 Minn. 1997
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State v. Griese
565 N.W.2d 419
Minn. 1997
This court has repeatedly warned prosecutors that it is improper to disparage the defense in closing arguments or to suggest that a defense offered is some sort of standard defense offered by defendants “when nothing else will work.” Williams, d at 548-49 ; -20 (Minn.1993); see State v. Bettin, 309 Minn. 578, 579
- State v. Coleman 560 N.W.2d 717 Minn. Ct. App. 1997
- State v. Coleman 560 N.W.2d 717 Minn. Ct. App. 1997
- State v. Atkins 543 N.W.2d 642 Minn. 1996
- State v. Atkins 543 N.W.2d 642 Minn. 1996
- State v. Ford 539 N.W.2d 214 Minn. 1995
- State v. Ford 539 N.W.2d 214 Minn. 1995
- State v. Gaitan 536 N.W.2d 11 Minn. 1995
- State v. Gaitan 536 N.W.2d 11 Minn. 1995
- State v. Gilmartin 535 N.W.2d 650 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
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State v. Gilmartin
535 N.W.2d 650
Minn. Ct. App. 1995
Instead, the power to promulgate such rules “derives from the supreme court’s power to supervise the trial court.” Umphlett, d at 640 ().
- State v. Logan 535 N.W.2d 320 Minn. 1995
- State v. Logan 535 N.W.2d 320 Minn. 1995
- Umphlett v. Commissioner of Public Safety 533 N.W.2d 636 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
- Umphlett v. Commissioner of Public Safety 533 N.W.2d 636 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
- State v. Peterson 530 N.W.2d 843 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
- State v. Peterson 530 N.W.2d 843 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
- State v. Dillon 529 N.W.2d 387 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
- State v. Dillon 529 N.W.2d 387 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
- State v. Thaggard 527 N.W.2d 804 Minn. 1995
- State v. Thaggard 527 N.W.2d 804 Minn. 1995
- State v. Porter 526 N.W.2d 359 Minn. 1995
- State v. Porter 526 N.W.2d 359 Minn. 1995
- State v. Bohlsen 526 N.W.2d 49 Minn. 1994
- State v. Williams 525 N.W.2d 538 Minn. 1994
- State v. Bohlsen 526 N.W.2d 49 Minn. 1994
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State v. Williams
525 N.W.2d 538
Minn. 1994
See, e.g., State v. Bettin, 309 Minn. 578, 579 , (interests of justice award of new trial to defendant because of unobjected-to misconduct by prosecutor that included an argument of this nature).
- State v. James 520 N.W.2d 399 Minn. 1994