Case Name: STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Darrell L. RATHAI, Appellant
Court: Minnesota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Minnesota
Decision Date: 1977-04-15
Citations: 253 N.W.2d 148
Docket Number: No. 46738
Parties: STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Darrell L. RATHAI, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 253
Pages: 148–149

Head Matter:
STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Darrell L. RATHAI, Appellant.
No. 46738.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
April 15, 1977.
C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, Gregory A. Gaut, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.
Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., Richard G. Mark, Asst. Atty. Gen., Edward M. Laine, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Arvid L. Wendland, County Atty., Blue Earth, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of charges of kidnapping and aggravated rape, Minn.St. 609.25 and 609.291, and was sentenced by the trial court to a maximum indeterminate term of 15 years at the state reformatory. Issues raised by defendant on this appeal from judgment of conviction are whether identification procedures used by police created a substantial likelihood of irreparable mis-identification and whether there was, as a matter of law, insufficient evidence identifying him as the assailant. Our review of the record compels affirmance since we find no merit supporting defendant's claims.
Affirmed.