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State v. Ostroot

Supreme Court of Minnesota
Jun 26, 1981
306 N.W.2d 892 (Minn. 1981)

Opinion

No. 51767.

June 26, 1981.

C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, and Mark F. Anderson, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., Gary Hansen and Kenneth W. Saffold, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., St. Paul, Richard W. Swanson, County Atty., Grand Marais, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


Defendant was found guilty of theft of over $150, Minn.Stat. § 609.52, sub. 2(1) and 3(2) (1980). She was sentenced to five years in prison and placed on probation for three years, conditioned on her reimbursing the public defender for representing her.

Issues raised by defendant in this appeal relate to the sufficiency of the evidence and the correctness of the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress eyewitness identification testimony on due process grounds.

The state's evidence was substantially identical to that adduced at the separate trial of her codefendant whose conviction we affirm in State v. Crain, 306 N.W.2d 891 (Minn. 1981). The issues she raises are sufficiently addressed in the opinion we render in the Crain appeal.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Ostroot

Supreme Court of Minnesota
Jun 26, 1981
306 N.W.2d 892 (Minn. 1981)
Case details for

State v. Ostroot

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Janet M. OSTROOT, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Minnesota

Date published: Jun 26, 1981

Citations

306 N.W.2d 892 (Minn. 1981)

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