(DOWNLOAD) "State Minnesota v. Israel Ray Gaitan" by Court of Appeals of North Carolina # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Minnesota v. Israel Ray Gaitan
- Author : Court of Appeals of North Carolina
- Release Date : January 18, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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Defendant, Israel Ray Gaitan, Jr., directly appeals his conviction of first-degree felony murder (and included offenses under Minn. Stat. ? 609.04 (1994)), for which he is serving a sentence of life in prison. Defendant argues he is entitled to outright reversal of his conviction on the ground the evidence of his participation in the crime was legally insufficient. Alternatively, he seeks a new trial on either or both of two grounds: (a) the prosecutor had a racially discriminatory intent in peremptorily striking a Mexican-American woman from the jury panel, and (b) the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct during opening statement, direct examination of a states witness, cross-examination of defendant, and closing argument. We affirm.