Case Name: STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Clarence Edward SANDERS, Appellant
Court: Minnesota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Minnesota
Decision Date: 1979-06-01
Citations: 281 N.W.2d 493
Docket Number: No. 48861
Parties: STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Clarence Edward SANDERS, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 281
Pages: 493–494

Head Matter:
STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Clarence Edward SANDERS, Appellant.
No. 48861.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
June 1, 1979.
C. Paul Jones, Public Defender and Kathleen K. Rauenhorst, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.
Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., William B. Randall, County Atty., and Steven C. De-Coster, Asst. County Atty., St. Paul, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of charges of criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree, Minn.St. 609.342 and 609.343, and was sentenced by the trial court for the more serious offense to a maximum prison term of 20 years. On this direct appeal from judgment of conviction, defendant contends that the evidence of his guilt was legally insufficient. There is no merit to this contention. In light of our decisions in State v. Koonsman, 281 N.W.2d 487 and State v. Hesse, 281 N.W.2d 491, filed herewith, however, we vacate defendant's conviction of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree.
We affirm the conviction of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, but vacate the conviction of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree.