State of Minnesota v. Lilienthal

Defendant was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release. The court concluded that the district court did not commit plain error in admitting evidence of defendant's post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence during the State's case-in-chief; any error by the district court in permitting the State to discuss defendant's post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence in closing argument was harmless; and the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's request to give a jury instruction on defense of dwelling. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment. View "State of Minnesota v. Lilienthal" on Justia Law