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Jul 7, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

Winona man convicted in 1985 murder

Full story: TwinCities.com

A Winona man faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison after a Fillmore County jury convicted him of fatally stabbing a woman more than two decades ago.

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p t bull

Minneapolis, MN

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Ok, puzzled as to how you get 4 counts of murder when only one person died...

Observer

Saint Paul, MN

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The number of 'counts' is not directly connected to how many deaths occurred. Aggrivating circumstances frequently make it so additional counts are chatged. Additional counts could be if the victim were young, or old; if the homicide occurred during the commission of a separate crime; to silence the victim (as in this case) so they don't speak to authorities or testify at trial, if the victim is a law enforcement officer, among many others.

to hard

Since: Mar 09

2,034

Saint Paul, MN

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Better late than never.

p t bull

Minneapolis, MN

Observer wrote:

The number of 'counts' is not directly connected to how many deaths occurred. Aggrivating circumstances frequently make it so additional counts are chatged. Additional counts could be if the victim were young, or old; if the homicide occurred during the commission of a separate crime; to silence the victim (as in this case) so they don't speak to authorities or testify at trial, if the victim is a law enforcement officer, among many others.

Thanks for the explanation.

I did pretty well in criminal law class long time ago, but never had any real world experience with it. I read a federal indictment once and I recall each count being a predicate act violative of law.

I do think there is some sort of merger whereby one can't be convicted of, for instance, both first and second degree murder because there is a single predicate act and the lesser merges into the greater upon conviction for the greater.

Glad to see the killer locked up, though.

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