State v. Griffin

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After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder by drive-by shooting and first-degree premeditated murder. Defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in admitting out-of-court statements made by his wife and cell phone records obtained without a warrant. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting Defendant's wife's statement under Minn. R. Evid. 807; and (2) the district court did not err in finding Defendant had no subjective expectation of privacy in the cell phone records at issue under the Supreme Court's decision in State v. Gail, and therefore, the admission of the cell phone records did not violate Defendant's constitutional rights. View "State v. Griffin" on Justia Law