Case Name: STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Ricky Lynn HEGNA, Appellant
Court: Minnesota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Minnesota
Decision Date: 1979-01-12
Citations: 274 N.W.2d 504
Docket Number: No. 47769
Parties: STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Ricky Lynn HEGNA, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 274
Pages: 504–505

Head Matter:
STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Ricky Lynn HEGNA, Appellant.
No. 47769.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
Jan. 12, 1979.
C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, Kathy A. King, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.
Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., Thomas L. Fabel, Deputy Atty. Gen., Jane Prohaska, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Minneapolis, Wallace C. Sieh, County Atty., Austin, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Defendant was found guilty by a Mower County District Court jury of charges of aggravated assault, Minn.St. 609.225, subd. 1, and criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, Minn.St. 609.-343(c) and (e)(i), and was sentenced by the trial court to a maximum term of 15 years in prison. Issues raised by defendant on this direct appeal relate to the legal sufficiency of the evidence and to the admission of certain evidence, primarily eyewitness identification testimony and evidence of statements defendant made to the police after he was arrested. No useful purpose would be served by reciting the facts or discussing the issues in detail. We conclude that the trial court did not commit prejudicial error in any of its evidentiary rulings and that the evidence of defendant's guilt was strong.
Affirmed.