2010-M-154             State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jamie Leigh Larson, Appellant.

Appellant, Jamie Leigh Larson, appeals her conviction under Minn. Stat. §§ 609.05 and 609.185 (2008) of aiding and abetting the first-degree premeditated murder of Thomas John Cady.  Larson’s brother, Robert Larson, was convicted in a separate trial of the first-degree premeditated murder of Cady.  Larson argues that she is entitled to a new trial based on several evidentiary and jury-instruction errors.  She also argues that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support her conviction.  We affirm Larson’s conviction.

First, the district court did not make evidentiary errors that deprived appellant of her right to present a complete defense.

Second, any error by the district court in instructing the jury was harmless.  

Third, the evidence at trial was sufficient to convict appellant of aiding and abetting first-degree premeditated murder.

               Gildea  (Page, Paul Anderson, Meyer, Barry Anderson, and Dietzen)

               Took no part:  Stras

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