State of Minnesota v. Melvin Bilbro
Syllabus
1. The evidence at trial was sufficient to support a guilty verdict for first-degree domestic-abuse murder under Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a)(6) (2024). 2. The Sixth Amendment right to a jury under Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004), does not apply to the threshold question of whether a sentence may be imposed for an offense under Minn. Stat. § 609.035 (2024). Affirmed.
Opinion Excerpt
STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A24-0861 Ramsey County Hennesy, J. State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Filed: August 20, 2025 Office of Appellate Courts Melvi